Intensive Care Unit in Disaster,An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

ISBN-13: 9780323683913 / Twarda / 2019

Spis treści

Intensive care role in disaster management;

Preparing the ICU for disaster;

Augmenting capacity;

Triage;

Natural disasters;

Biological/pandemic disasters;

Chemical disasters;

Radiation;

Anthropogenic (terrorist/criminal act) disasters;

Special populations (i.e., chronically ill, morbidly obese, pregnant);

Pediatrics;

Austere environments;

Hospital as disaster Ground Zero;

Special considerations (i.e., mental health, ethics, public relations)