Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine [Paperback]

Disasters are difficult to manage for many reasons: the immediacy of the event, magnitude of the event, lack of evidence-based practices, and the limited usefulness of many developed protocols. Consequently, combining academic approaches with realistic and practical recommendations continues to be an underdeveloped aspect of disaster texts. TheOxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicineoffers a functional blend of science with pragmatism. Approached from a real-world perspective, the handbook is a portable guide that provides sufficient scientific background to facilitate broader application and problem solving yet approach the topic in a prioritized fashion, supporting rapid understanding and utilization. Contributing authors are clinical and public health providers with disaster experience. This book encompasses the entire scope of disaster medicine from general concepts and fundamental principles to both manmade and natural threats.

Part 1: Introduction
1 Definition of a Disaster
2 All-Hazards Approach
3 The Disaster Cycle: An Overview of Disaster Phases
4 Mitigation Phase of Disasters
5 Preparedness Phase of Disasters
6 Response Phase of Disasters
7 Recovery Phase of Disasters

Part 2: General Concepts
Components of Disaster Response
8 Local Level Disaster Response
9 State Level Disaster Response
10 Federal Disaster Response
11 Military Disaster Response
12 Emergency Management in Disasters
13 Emergency Medical Services
14 Public Health in Disasters
15 International Disaster Response
16 Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Hospital Components of Disaster Re-sponse
17 Hospital Administration Disaster Response
18 Hospital Ancillary Services Disaster Response
19 Hospital Medical Staff Disaster Response
20 Hospital Nursing Disaster Response

Part 3: Pre-Disaster Considera-tions
21 Disaster Length: An Overview
22 Short Term Events (Hours)
23 Long Term Events (Days)