Research Catalog

Title

Disaster medicine / editors, David E. Hogan, Jonathan L. Burstein.

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors

• Hogan, David E.
• Burstein, Jonathan L.

Description

xiii, 489 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Subjects

• Terrorism
• Disaster medicine
• Emergency Medical Services
• Disaster Planning
• Disasters
• Emergencies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Sect. I. General concepts -- 1. Basic perspectives on disaster / David E. Hogan and Jonathan L. Burstein -- 2. Triage / David E. Hogan and Julio Rafael Lairet -- 3. Pediatric considerations in disasters / Mark A. Brandenburg -- 4. Public health disasters / Eric K. Noji -- 5. Infectious diseases and disasters / P. Gregg Greenough -- 6. Pharmaceuticals in disasters / Robie V. Harrington -- 7. Critical incident stress / Neill S. Oster and Constance J. Doyle -- 8. Urban search and rescue / Carl S. Goodman and David E. Hogan -- 9. Complex humanitarian emergencies / Frederick M. Burkle -- Sect. II. Disaster response planning and coordination -- 10. Principles of hospital disaster planning / Erik Auf der Heide -- 11. Emergency medical services in disasters / David W. Callaway -- 12. Local government emergency disaster planning / Aden E. Hogan -- 13. The United States national response plan / David E. Hogan and Jonathan L. Burstein -- 14. Communication and information technology tools for disaster response and medical assistance / Victoria Garshnek and Frederick M. Burkle -- 15. Managing disasters in austere environments / James P. McClay, Kim Moore and David E. Hogan -- Sect. III. Natural disasters -- 16. Earthquakes / Carl H. Schultz -- 17. Tornadoes / David E. Hogan -- 18. Hurricanes / John T. Meredith -- 19. Floods / James Poole and David E. Hogan -- 20. Firestorms and wildfires / Robert R. Frantz -- 21. Winter storms / Aaron Q. Lane and S. Brent Barnes -- 22. Avalanches / Aaron Q. Lane and Jennifer Eischen -- 23. Heat-related disasters / Glen Bailey and James S. Walker -- 24. Volcanic eruptions / David E. Hogan and Jeremy Bearden -- 25. Tsunamis / Kim Moore and David E. Hogan -- Sect. IV. Industrial, technological, and transportation disasters -- 26. Medical management of radiation incidents / Fun H. Fong, Jr. -- 27. Hazardous materials emergencies / Howard W. Levitin and Henry J. Siegelson -- 28. Mass gathering medical care / Steven J. Parrillo -- 29. Maritime disasters / Jennifer Eischen -- 30. Air crash disasters / Julio Rafael Lairet and David E. Hogan -- 31. Fires and mass burn care / David E. Hogan, Heidi Metheney and Michael Houston -- Sect. V. Conflict-related disasters -- 32. Conventional terrorist bombings / Daniel J. Dire -- 33. Nuclear detonations : evaluation and response / Fun H. Fong, Jr. -- 34. Intentional chemical disasters / Mark Edward Keim and Jonathan L. Burstein -- 35. Biological weapons agents / George W. Christopher, Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., Mark G. Kortepeter and John R. Rowe -- 36. Tactical emergency services / David W. Callaway -- 37. Mass shootings / Thomas M. Stein -- Sect VI. Education, training, and research -- 38. Education and training in disaster medicine / Ted Kellison, Timothy A. Soult and David E. Hogan -- 39. Research in disaster medicine / Kobi Peleg and Limor Aharonson-Daniel.

ISBN

• 9780781762625
• 0781762626

LCCN

2006038097

OCLC

• ocm76416597
• 76416597
• SCSB-5326278

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries