Major incident medical management and support [electronic resource] : the practical approach in the hospital / Advanced Life Support Group ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones.
Publication details: Malden, Mass. : BMJ Books : Blackwell Pub., c2005.Description: xii, 154 p. : illISBN:- 0727918680 (ring binder : alk. paper)
- 9780727918680 (ring binder : alk. paper)
- 362.18 22
- RA645.5 .C366 2005eb
eBooks
Includes index.
The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents -- Are we ready for the next major incident? -- The structured approach to the hospital response -- Planning for major incidents equipment training -- The collapsible hierarchy concept -- The clinical hierarchy -- The nursing hierarchy -- The management hierarchy -- Declaring a major incident and activating the plan -- The reception phase -- Triage -- The definitive care phase -- The recovery phase -- Incidents involving hazardous chemicals -- Incidents involving large numbers of burns -- Incidents involving large numbers of children.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.