Critical situations in acute and emergency care are one of the great clinical challenges. The nature of such care, involving uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress, makes this domain particularly vulnerable to errors in patient treatment. It has been increasingly ac…
Expanded and updated, the CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, 5th Edition provides information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment, developing operational plans,…
Acute pediatric neurology
This book provides recommendations for evaluation and therapy in the area of acute pediatric neurology; these are presented didactically with frequent use of illustrations and algorithms. Chapters in the first part of the book discuss presenting symptoms of acute neurological co…
Critically ill patients are at risk for a higher frequency and severity of adverse drug events (ADEs), and special patient populations of the critically ill - requiring for instance individualized dosing due to non-average weight, hepatic or renal dysfunction, extracorporeal cir…
This text focuses on the effective delivery of respiratory support to children, infants and newborns. It covers physiological, mechanical, ethical and educational topics. It also explains step-by-step rational use of mechanical ventilation.
Since Somalia, the international community has found itself changing its view of humanitarian intervention. This volume of original essays by international policy leaders, practitioners, and scholars brings together insights into the conflicting moral pressures present in differ…
Since Somalia, the international community has found itself changing its view of humanitarian intervention. This volume of original essays by international policy leaders, practitioners, and scholars brings together insights into the conflicting moral pressures present in differ…
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"Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground."
'Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground'.
Guides readers through the steps of developing these plans, offering a number of strategies that will help ensure success. It delves into the patterns of human disaster behavior, social psychology, and communication as well as the basics of generic protective actions, planning c…
Introduction to emergency management
by Lindell, Michael K., Perry, Ronald W., Prater, Carla S.
fromWiley pathways
Introduction to emergency management
by Lindell, Michael K., Perry, Ronald W., Prater, Carla
fromWiley pathways
Atlas of dermatology in internal medicine
"Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine is the only concise text-atlas to cover the most common and most important cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease in children and adults. It features more than 150 clinical photographs that are accompanied by format-driven, clinic…
Across emergency rooms worldwide, millions of patients are referred for brain CT scans on a daily basis. The skill required to determine an immediate life-threatening abnormality in a brain CT scan is a basic procedure and can be learnt in a short time by all emergency room phys…