Disaster Management by Arora, Rajesh; Arora, Preeti;

Rövid leírás:

Disaster management is increasingly important, as effective management can save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses best practice in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues.

Hosszú leírás:

Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses the best practice for vital elements of disaster medicine in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues. It also covers the use of state-of the-art training tools, with a full section on post-disaster relief, rehabilitation and recovery.

Tartalomjegyzék:

• Section 1: Disaster Management and Homeland Security: A Prologue
• 1: A Holistic View to Managing the Inevitable in High-tech and 3 Resource-poor Settings
• Section 2: Training, Mitigation and Medical Preparedness
• 2: The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Disasters
• 3: Manikin Simulation for Mass Casualty Incident Training
• Section 3: Crucial Role of Communication in Disaster Management and Homeland Security
• 4: The Role of Social Networking in Disaster Management
• 5: Regional Disaster Planning for Neonatal Intensive Care
• 6: Application of Mobile Grids for Disaster Management
• Section 4: Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: Incident Site Command and Control, Point-of-Care Testing
• 7: Disaster Point-of-Care Testing: Fundamental Concepts and New Technologies
• 8: Incident Command Systems
• 9: Incident Site Command and Control
• 10: Disasters in Medical Care Contexts: Planning for Resilience in Incident Command Personnel and Systems in Hospitals
• 11: Information Management during the Disaster Medical Support Planning and Execution Phases
• Section 5: Medical Management of Complex Disasters and MCI Victims in Hospitals
• 12: Potential Application of Established Pre-hospital and Hospital Synergy in Disaster Management
• 13: Process Management of Multiple Casualty Events
• Section 6: Securing the Homeland: The Medical Way
• 14: Suicide Bombing Response
• 15: Hospital Triage and Bottlenecks to the Flow of Casualties: A Review
• 16: Role of Military Hospitals in Handling Chemical and Biological Disasters
• 17: Initial Management of Mass Casualty Incidents
• 18: Emergency Decontamination in Low-resource Settings
• 19: Radiological Contaminants: Triage, Treatment and Medical Management of Exposed Persons
• Section 7: Defeating Emerging Health Threats: Managing by Prophylactic and Therapeutic Approaches
• 20: Superhumanized Antibodies for Biodefence: The Example of Anthrax
• 21: Medical Support in the Case of Chemical and Biological Incidents
• 22: Gearing up Paraphernalia for the Management of CBRN Emergencies: A Multi-stakeholder Approach is the Need of the Hour
• 23: Prophylactic Possibilities in Case of High Risk of Exposure to Nerve Agents
• Section 8: Handling Psychosocial Issues: A Difference in Perspective (Developed and Developing Nations)
• 24: Collective Resilience versus Collective Vulnerability after Disasters: A Social Psychological Perspective
• 25: Community-based Psychosocial Support: an Overview
• 26: Disaster Mental Health: A Paradigm Shift from Curative to Preventive Psychiatry
• 27: Efficient Human Resource Management Contributes to Augmented Societal Resilience in the Aftermath of Disasters:Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
• Section 9: Bridging the Great Divide: The Challenge of Managing Disasters and MCIs in Resource-poor Settings
• 28: Managing Disasters from a Health Security Perspective
• 29: Management of the 2011 Japan Multiple Disasters (Earthquake, Tsunami and Ensuing Disasters): A View through an International Lens
• 30: Viewing Mass Casualties from a Hospital Window: Relevant Issues for the Developing World
• Section 10: Post-disaster Relief, Rehabilitation and Recovery
• 31: The Immediate Post-disaster Reconstruction Phase:Alternate Care Site Settings and Vulnerable Populations
• 32: Management of Dead following Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: Critical Operational Issues Revolve around Human Resources and Logistics
• 33: Disaster Management: The Socioeconomic Dimension
• 34: Fostering Disaster-resilient Communities through Educating Children and Women for Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Developing Countries
• 35: Index