Medical Response to Major Incidents and Disasters

A Practical Guide for All Medical Staff

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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This book, written by members of the core faculty responsible for European courses on Medical Response to Major Incidents (MRMI), is a practical guide for all medical staff on how to respond to a wide range of disaster scenarios.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-08-23
Mått193 x 260 x 37 mm
Vikt912 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor413
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783662519158

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Sten Lennquist, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Linköping, Sweden, is surgeon and former Chief of Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping. His involvement in Disaster Medicine originates from international humanitarian missions as a young surgeon and has been a part of his surgical career. He has served as consultant to the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare in Disaster Preparedness, organised and led numerous national and international courses in Disaster Medicine and also had educational missions in this field for WHO, the EU-commission and several countries in different part of the world. 1991 he was appointed as the first Professor of Disaster Medicine in Scandinavia and initiated and founded the Center for Research and Education in Disaster Medicine, University of Linköping. He has published more than 200 original articles, chapters and textbooks within the fields of Trauma and Disaster Medicine. He is Honorary Member of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery where he was President 2007 – 2008, the Scandinavian Surgical Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, The French Academy of Surgery, the Swedish Society of Disaster Medicine and the Hungarian Society for Military and Disaster Medicine.

The major incident – definitions and demands on the health care system.- Major incidents: Examples and experiences.- The prehospital response.- Triage.- The hospital response.- Management of dead victims.- Incidents caused by physical trauma.- Incidents caused by fire and toxic gases.- Incidents in cold and wet environments.- Incidents caused by hazardous material.- Incidents caused by irradiation.- Infectious diseases and biological weapons.- Incidents caused by changes in nature and climate.- Combat casualty management.- Terrorist attacks on the civilian community.- Scoring systems related to outcome in severe injuries.- Psychological crisis support in major incidents.- Education and training.- Methodological development and research.