Medical Disaster Response: A Survival Guide

With an overview of the basic principles of disaster management, Medical Disaster Response describes the role of emergency medicine in disaster planning and mass casualty events. From disaster capacity to hazard risk score and vulnerability analysis, this book addresses all aspects of disaster planning. Each chapter discusses one type of manmade or terrorist disaster, which is illustrated by a recent disaster event such as September 11th, Hurricane Katrina, or SARS. An entire chapter is devoted to weapons of mass destruction to highlight their unique challenges. The text also explores common facets of disaster planning as well as issues of emergency medical services and global disaster planning.

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Editors	p. xv
Authors	p. xix
Contributors	p. xxv
Background and Philosophy
Introduction	p. 3
Worst Case Scenario	p. 17
Thinking Outside the Box	p. 31
Emergency Professionals	p. 53
Cascade Effect	p. 71
Profile of Terrorism	p. 87
Disaster Identification	p. 107
Types of Disasters	p. 123
Progression of Disaster Care	p. 145
Firsthand Accounts
New York City: A History of Terrorism in Lower Manhattan	p. 165
New York City, 9/11 Event: The Little Hospital That Could	p. 185
New York City, 9/11 Aftermath: The Forgotten Hospital at Ground Zero	p. 201
Jerusalem: One of Our Own	p. 221
Toronto: The Courage to Care	p. 237
New Orleans: The Storm Was Called Katrina	p. 257
Tokyo: Terror in the Subway	p. 281
Madrid: A Coordinated Plan of Terror	p. 295
Disaster Management-Parameters
Incident Command: Philosophy	p. 313
Incident Command: Structure	p. 329
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis	p. 343
Target Risk Score	p. 359
Disaster Capacity Framework	p. 377
Disaster Capacity: Biologic and Radiologic	p. 395
Disaster Capacity: Concussive and Chemical	p. 411
Syndromic Surveillance	p. 427
Affiliation Agreements	p. 439
Disaster Management-Clinical Issues
Patient Flow	p. 455
Discharge Unit	p. 475
Physical Plant	p. 491
Staffing Parameters	p. 511
Documentation	p. 529
Victim Lists	p. 547
EMS and PPE	p. 567
Disaster Management-Non-Clinical Issues
Crowd Control	p. 587
Security and Surveillance	p. 599
Government Support	p. 613
Communications	p. 629
Social Services	p. 645
Public Awareness and Community Support	p. 663
Recovery Strategies
Government Oversight	p. 677
Corporate Fundraising	p. 691
Public and Private Philanthropy	p. 709
Government Funding	p. 723
Policy Making and International Ramifications	p. 739
Marketing	p. 755
Special Circumstances
Decontamination	p. 775
Isolation	p. 791
Radiation Protection	p. 799
Appendices
Conclusions	p. 807
Bibliography	p. 819
Organizations	p. 823
Index	p. 825
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Medical Disaster Response: A Survival Guide for Hospitals in Mass Casualty Events

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