Research Catalog

Title

Emergency care for hazardous materials exposure / Phillip L. Currance, Bruce Clements, Alvin C. Bronstein.

Author

Currance, Phillip L.

Publication

St. Louis : Elsevier Mosby, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors

• Clements, Bruce, MPH.
• Bronstein, Alvin C.

Description

xvii, 870 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Completely updated to include current standards, the Third Edition of this popular reference provides field recognition and management guidelines for hazardous materials exposures and associated medical emergencies." "Includes such features as: over 30 new WMD agent guidelines that provide concise and consistent information on managing exposure to high-risk substances; how to identify the scene of a terrorist act involving the use of hazardous materials; information on mass casualty decontamination and crime scene identification that helps the reader to form a plan before he or she begins working; descriptions of procedures, scene operations and support, medical surveillance, and suggested emergency equipment that provide an overview of the big picture; extensive indexes that supply multiple ways to access important information - saving critical time in the field; and 140 total guidelines, cross-referenced with indexes, that provide essential information on hazard classes and specific chemicals with initial hospital considerations."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Hazardous materials exposure

Subject

• Emergency Medical Services
• Hazardous Substances > adverse effects
• Environmental Exposure

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Emergency care for hazardous materials exposure / Alvin C. Bronstein. 2nd ed. 1994.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 777-868).

ISBN

0323023428

OCLC

• ocm60780873
• SCSB-5190472

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries