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Title Disaster rules / Rob Russell [and others] ; contributors, Steve Bland [and others]
Published Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) : illustrations
Contents Golden rules -- Command and control rules -- Safety rules -- Communication rules -- Assessment rules -- Triage rules -- Treatment rules -- Transport rules -- Hospital rules -- Mass gatherings -- Special incidents -- The last rule
Summary Here are 100 disaster management rules to reflect on, remember and follow in the immediate aftermath of an incident involving mass casualties. Each rule is a single-page long, providing the essential information to inform the most common critical decisions you will have to make in either a civilian or military environment. Written by clinicians with deep clinical and operational experience, these rules are concise evidence-based guidelines for all medical personnel dealing with disasters at the scene or in hospital. Based on the Major Incident Medical Management and Support system widely adopt
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Disaster medicine -- Rules
Emergency management -- Rules
Emergency management.
Emergency medical services.
Disaster Planning
Emergency Medical Services
Mass Casualty Incidents
disaster planning.
emergency medical centers.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Emergency medical services
Disaster medicine
Emergency management
Genre/Form Rules
Form Electronic book
Author Russell, Rob.
ISBN 9781444329698
1444329693
9781444329681
1444329685