Annotation This practical text focuses on decision making during a disaster or emergency. It explains what needs to be done for patients in particular situations and details the simplified methods often required when handling victims of major accidents and disasters.
This book, written by members of the core faculty responsible for European courses on Medical Response to Major Incidents (MRMI), is a practical guide for all medical staff on how to respond to a wide range of disaster scenarios. The entire spectrum of knowledge is covered, from…
Annotation This practical text focuses on decision making during a disaster or emergency. It explains what needs to be done for patients in particular situations and details the simplified methods often required when handling victims of major accidents and disasters.
This text provides a candid discussion of potential areas for improvement in preparedness and future deployment capabilities. It explores how mistakes of the future are more likely to be avoided if history's lessons are available and future deployments may be more efficient and …
Helps you assess the real threats in your part of the country, then provides clear, detailed solutions to help you prepare for, survive and recover from the most common natural disasters, including floods, earthquakes, chemical releases, wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes, tech…
Helps you assess the real threats in your part of the country, then provides clear, detailed solutions to help you prepare for, survive and recover from the most common natural disasters, including floods, earthquakes, chemical releases, wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes, tech…
"Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we …
Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we b…
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Earthquake Resilience--Research, Implementation, and Outreach
"The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated a…
by Ettore Majorana International Centre for Scientific Culture, Zichichi, A., Ragaini, Richard C., International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, Erice, Italy)
fromScience and culture series (Singapore)
The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of Science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary session…
by Ettore Majorana International Centre for Scientific Culture, Ragaini, Richard C., International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, Erice, Italy)
fromScience and culture series (Singapore)
The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of Science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary session…
Workplace crises extend far beyond large-scale events such as terrorism. Organizational Crisis Management: The Human Factor examines a variety of incidents, including those that are more likely to occur such as floods, storms, and layoffs. Focusing on understanding the human asp…
Here the author, a physician and reporter, provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. She reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the…
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
