Disaster medicine

Summary: The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare. Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster medicine and management, while Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate quick reference in a real-time setting.

Record details

ISBN: 9780323286657
ISBN: 0323286658
Physical Description: print
xxxiii, 1013 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Sect. 1. Introduction -- Sect. 2. Governmental resources -- Sect. 3. Pre-event topics -- Sect 4. pt. 1. Event esponse topics -- Sect. 4. pt. 2. Medical operations in disasters -- Sect. 5. Post-event topics -- Sect. 6. Topics unique to terrorist events -- Sect. 7. Natural disasters -- Sect. 8. Nuclear/radiation events -- Sect. 9. Chemical events -- Sect. 10. Biologic events -- Sect. 10. pt. 1. Bacterial agents -- Sect. 10. pt. 2. Viral agents -- Sect. 10. pt. 3. Toxins -- Sect. 10. pt. 4. Other biologic agents -- Sect. 11. Events resulting in blast injuries -- Sect. 12. Events resulting in burn injuries -- Sect. 13. Events resulting in ballistics injuries -- Sect. 14. Events associated with structural collapse/crashing.