WSES Handbook of Mass Casualties Incidents Management

WSES Handbook of Mass Casualties Incidents Management

Ansaloni, Luca; Catena, Fausto; Coccolini, Federico; Kluger, Yoram

Springer International Publishing AG

09/2019

198

Dura

Inglês

9783319923444

This manual, written by world opinion leaders in the field, is designed to provide readily accessible, step-by-step guidance on all aspects of the management of mass casualty incidents.
Preface.- Mass Casualty Incident - definitions and current reality.- Surge capacity and the concept of triage hospital.- Common wounding mechanisms and injury patterns.- EMS setup and field triage.- Emergency Department setup.- Clinical evaluation in MCI setting.- Administration, media, victim identification, family support, information center.- Nursing in MCI.- Auxiliary clinical diagnostics.- Conventional and Interventional radiology in MCI.- Operating Room (OR) setup, resource and demands.- Prioritization surgeries and damage control strategy.- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - resources and demands.- The pediatric patient in MCI.- Tertiary survey.- Non-conventional threats in the civilian medical arena.- Managing MCI in low resource setting.- Mass Casualties Incident- education, simulation and training.- Debriefing session- the process of self-evaluation and team restoration.
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