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Disaster rules / Rob Russell [and others] ; contributors, Steve Bland [and others]. - 1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781444329698 1444329693 9781444329681 1444329685

Standard No.: 10.1002/9781444329681 doi

Source: 10.1002/9781444329681 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disaster medicine--Rules.
Emergency management--Rules.
Medicine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disaster medicine.
Emergency management.
Electronic books.
Disaster Planning.
Emergency Medical Services.
Mass Casualty Incidents.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Rules
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA645.9 / .D57 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/8

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 295