Title Integrated emergency management for mass casualty emergencies : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Integrated Emergency Management for Mass Casualty Emergencies organized by CESPRO, University of Florence, Italy / edited by David Alexander, Emanuela Masini, and Laura Mugnai

Published Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. E, Human and Societal Dynamics ; vol. 113 NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; vol. 113. Contents INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR MASS CASUALTY EMERGENCIES; Preface; Contents; Perspectives on Integrated Emergency Response; Hospital Response and Natural Disasters; The Role of Hospitals in the International Disaster Response; Optimal fluid administration in pre-hospital field; Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: The Dual use of Field Hospitals. TheExperience of the Italian Alpini Field Hospital during Disasters; Integrated Response to CBRN Mass-Casualty Events; Response To Nuclear Mass Casualty Events: The Nuclear Medical Approach A novel approach to hospital evacuation: the role of trained medical studentsEmergency medical management at the Madrid train bombings1; Emergency medical and public health responses to the 2005 London bombings; Interactive Didactics: "Auxilium!"Simulation Game; Subject Index; Author Index Summary Responses to major disasters tend to be complex, not merely because of the size and scale of operations and the number of countries and agencies involved, but also because of the range of functions represented by these organizations. A full-scale emergency response can involve people trained in at least 35 different disciplines and professions. This increasing sophistication of modern emergency response makes the process of coordination a particularly challenging one. It involves matching urgent needs with available resources in the most rapid and efficient way possible: timely mobilization an Analysis Emergency management Mass casualty emergencies Integrated emergency management NATO Security Notes International conference proceedings Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (IOS Press, viewed November 4, 2013) Print version record Subject Emergency management -- Congresses MEDICAL -- Emergency Medicine. Emergency management Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Alexander, David (David E.), editor. Masini, Emanuela, editor. Mugnai, Laura, editor IOS Press. ISBN 9781614993117 1614993114

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