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Susan M. Briggs (Editor), Kathryn H. Brinsfield (Editor)
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Publication Date: July 2003
Advanced Disaster Medical Response is designed to train health care providers to respond to natural and manmade disasters as well as disasters caused by weapons of mass destruction. It is 199 pages with full-color photos and illustrations. Twenty-five chapters divided into nine sections cover:

Mass Casualty Incident Management
Incident Command Structure
Medical Response to Disasters
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Public Health Response to Disasters
Decontamination
Medical Response to Terrorism
Care of Specific Injuries in Disasters
Environmental Considerations
Special Considerations (including Psychological Aspects of Disasters and Care of the Dead and their Families)

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Funding for Advanced Disaster Medical Response was generously provided by the Flatley Company.

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Introduction

Disasters follow no rules. No one can predict the complexity, time, or location of the next disaster. Traditionally, medical providers have held the erroneous belief that all disasters are different, especially those involving terrorism. Thus, one of the most significant problems in mass casualty management is that we do not prepare for disasters; we respond to them. In reality, all disasters, regardless of etiology, have similar medical and public health consequences. Disasters differ in the degree to which these consequences occur and disrupt the normal medical and non-medical infrastructure of the disaster scene.

Disaster medical care is significantly different from the care medical providers deliver on a daily basis. The key principle of disaster medical care is to do the greatest good for the greatest number of patients, while the objective of conventional medical care is to do the greatest good for the individual patient.

Disasters, both natural and man-made (including terrorism), encompass the spectrum of possible threats. Terrorism, not surprisingly, is the most challenging for medical providers. Weapons of mass destruction creating "contaminated environments" are the greatest challenge of all.

A consistent medical approach to disasters, based on an understanding of their common features and the response expertise they require, is becoming the accepted practice throughout the world. This strategy, called the Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) response, has the primary objective of reducing the mortality caused by the disaster. All medical personnel need to incorporate the key principles of the MCI response in their training, given the complexity of today’s disasters.

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Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 199 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard Medical Intl; 1 edition (July 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972377204
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972377201
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is wonderful, May 17, 2004
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If you are interested in understanding the aspects of Disaster Response, particularly from a medical standpoint, this is the most comprehensive book there is. It is very well thought out, and thorough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Standard of Practice for Disaster Medicine, November 11, 2004
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Briggs and Brinsfield have written a comprehensive, easy to understand manual detailing the medical and public health response to disasters. Important reading for all in the disaster preparedness and response field.
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Clear and concise review of disaster medical response for teaching people with little background on this topic. It is designed as a how to book for people or places with limited or no training in this subject. It covers the material well
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Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are events incurring casualties large enough to disrupt the normal deployment of the emergency healthcare services of the affected community. Read the first page
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field medical triage, medical threat assessment, primary blast injury, radiation dispersal device, medical responders, definitive medical care, personal health records, crush syndrome, warm zone, medical response, riot control agents, blast injuries, austere environment, air evacuation, internal contamination, medical crew, incident commander, incident command system, public health response, definitive care, compartment syndrome, disaster scene
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Treatment Alert, Field Observation, Care of Specific Injuries, Standard of Practice, United States, Pediatric Considerations, World Trade Center, Eye-Specific Treatment, Ground Zero, Decon Stage, World War, Prophylaxis There, Required Liters, Rule of Nines
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