Major incident medical management and support [electronic resource] : the practical approach in the hospital / Advanced Life Support Group ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones.
Material type: TextPublication details: Malden, Mass. : BMJ Books : Blackwell Pub., c2005Description: xii, 154 p. : illSubject(s): Disaster medicine | Hospitals | Disaster hospitalsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.18 LOC classification: RA645.5 | .C366 2005Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes index.
The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents -- Are we ready for the next major incident? -- The structured approach to the hospital response -- Planning for major incidents equipment training -- The collapsible hierarchy concept -- The clinical hierarchy -- The nursing hierarchy -- The management hierarchy -- Declaring a major incident and activating the plan -- The reception phase -- Triage -- The definitive care phase -- The recovery phase -- Incidents involving hazardous chemicals -- Incidents involving large numbers of burns -- Incidents involving large numbers of children.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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