Disaster management : medical preparedness, response and homeland security /

This book, composed of 34 chapters, provides a comprehensive discussion on the current state of and emerging trends in the field of disaster management. It is composed of 10 sections: (1) disaster management and homeland security: a prologue; (2) training, mitigation and medical preparedness; (3) th...

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Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
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245 0 0 |a Disaster management :  |b medical preparedness, response and homeland security /  |c editors, Rajesh Arora, Preeti Arora. 
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504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 # |a A Holistic View to Managing the Inevitable in High-tech and Resource-poor Settings / Rajesh Arora and Preeti Arora -- The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Disasters / Mark K. Huntington -- Manikin Simulation for Mass Casualty Incident Training / Dale S. Vincent and Benjamin W. Berg -- The Role of Social Networking in Disaster Management / Marcia Trainer and Anju Goel -- Regional Disaster Planning for Neonatal Intensive Care / Ronald S. Cohen -- Application of Mobile Grids for Disaster Management / Monideepa Roy and Nandini Mukherjee -- Disaster Point-of-Care Testing: Fundamental Concepts and New Technologies / Gerald J. Kost, Corbin Curtis, Richard Louie and Ann Sakaguchi -- Incident Command Systems / Steven Parrillo and Jean Bail -- Incident Site Command and Control / Anders Ru<U+00cc>¡ter -- Disasters in Medical Care Contexts: Planning for Resilience in Incident Command Personnel and Systems in Hospitals / Douglas Paton and David Allen -- Information Management during the Disaster Medical Support Planning and Execution Phases / Rostislav Stefanov Kostadinov -- Potential Application of Established Pre-hospital and Hospital Synergy in Disaster Management / Jameel Ali -- Process Management of Multiple Casualty Events / Miklosh Bala, Yuval Weiss and Yoram G. Weiss -- Suicide Bombing Response / Aaron Richman, Christopher R. Foerster and Timothy P. Cohen -- Hospital Triage and Bottlenecks to the Flow of Casualties : A Review / Fernando Ture<U+00cc><U+00fd>gano and Itamar Ashkenazi -- Role of Military Hospitals in Handling Chemical and Biological Disasters / Mesut Ortatatli and Levent Kenar -- Initial Management of Mass Casualty Incidents / Robert P. Chilcott -- Emergency Decontamination in Low-resource Settings / Denis Josse and Gilles Barrier -- Radiological Contaminants : Triage, Treatment and Medical Management of Exposed Persons / Edward Joseph Waller -- Superhumanized Antibodies for Biodefence : The Example of Anthrax / Philippe Thullier, Michael Hust and Thibaut Pelat -- Medical Support in the Case of Chemical and Biological Incidents / Kamen Kanev, Christophor Dishovsky and Stoian Tonev -- Gearing up Paraphernalia for the Management of CBRN Emergencies : A Multi-stakeholder Approach is the Need of the Hour / Rajesh Arora, Raman Chawla, Preeti Arora, Pallavi Thakur, Ayush Chowdhary, Rajeev Goel and Rakesh Sharma -- Prophylactic Possibilities in Case of High Risk of Exposure to Nerve Agents / Jiri Bajgar -- Collective Resilience versus Collective Vulnerability after Disasters : A Social Psychological Perspective / Chris Cocking -- Community-based Psychosocial Support : an Overview / Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz -- Disaster Mental Health : A Paradigm Shift from Curative to Preventive Psychiatry / Suresh Bada Math, Naveen C. Kumar, Maria Nirmala Christine and Anish V. Cherian -- Efficient Human Resource Management Contributes to Augmented Societal Resilience in the Aftermath of Disasters : Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami / Preeti Arora, Rupa Gunaseelan and Rajesh Arora -- Managing Disasters from a Health Security Perspective / Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett -- Management of the 2011 Japan Multiple Disasters (Earthquake, Tsunami and Ensuing Disasters) : A View through an International Lens / Preeti Arora, Rajesh Arora, Rupa Gunaseelan, Raman Chawla and J.R. Bhardwaj -- Viewing Mass Casualties from a Hospital Window : Relevant Issues for the Developing World / Shabir Ahmed Dhar, Arshiya Hamid and Tahir Ahmed Dar -- The Immediate Post-disaster Reconstruction Phase : Alternate Care Site Settings and Vulnerable Populations / James C. Hagen and Scott P. Hagen -- Management of Dead following Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents : Critical Operational Issues Revolve around Human Resources and Logistics / Preeti Arora, Rajesh Arora, Raman Chawla, Rupa Gunaseelan and J.R. Bhardwaj -- Disaster Management : The Socioeconomic Dimension / Kai-Lit Phua -- Fostering Disaster-resilient Communities through Educating Children and Women for Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Developing Countries / Yasamin O. Izadkhah and Mahmood Hosseini. 
506 # # |a Access limited to subscribing institution. 
520 3 # |a This book, composed of 34 chapters, provides a comprehensive discussion on the current state of and emerging trends in the field of disaster management. It is composed of 10 sections: (1) disaster management and homeland security: a prologue; (2) training, mitigation and medical preparedness; (3) the crucial role of communication in disaster management and homeland security; (4) disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCI): incident site command and control, and point-of-care testing; (5) medical management of complex disasters and MCI victims in hospitals; (6) securing the homeland: the medical way; (7) defeating emerging health threats: managing by prophylactic and therapeutic approaches; (8) handling psychosocial issues: a difference in perspective (developed and developing nations); (9) bridging the great divide: the challenge of managing disasters and MCIs in resource-poor settings; and, (10) post-disaster relief, rehabilitation and recovery. The book is geared towards disaster planners, medical professionals, military personnel and emergency responders, international agencies, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies engaged in disaster mitigation and management, disaster management professionals, planners, researchers, environmentalists, academicians and students. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed September 30, 2013). 
650 # 0 |a Emergency management. 
650 # 0 |a Disaster medicine. 
650 1 2 |a Disaster Planning. 
650 2 2 |a Civil Defense  |x methods. 
650 2 2 |a Disaster Medicine  |x methods. 
650 2 2 |a Emergency Medical Services  |x methods. 
650 2 2 |a Relief Work. 
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650 # 4 |a Natural Disasters. 
650 # 4 |a Public Services and Infrastructure. 
650 # 4 |a Health Services. 
650 # 4 |a Communication and Mass Media. 
650 # 4 |a Human Health and Biology (General), (Revised June 2002) 
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650 # 7 |a Disease prevention.  |2 cabt 
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650 # 7 |a Psychosocial aspects.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Public health.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Public health services.  |2 cabt 
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700 1 # |a Arora, Rajesh,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Arora, Preeti,  |e editor of compilation. 
710 2 # |a C.A.B. International,  |e issuing body. 
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