Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach at the Scene

ISBN-13: 9781119634669 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 224 str.

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)

Spis treści

UK working group viiInternational reference group viiiContributors to fourth edition ixContributors to previous editions xForeword to fourth edition xiiPreface to fourth edition xiiiPreface to first edition xivAcknowledgements xvContact details and further information xviHow to use your textbook xviiPart I: Introduction 11 Introduction 32 The structured approach to major incidents 13Part II: Organisation 193 Health service structure and roles 214 Emergency service organisation and roles 355 Support service organisation and roles 39Part III: Preparation 416 Planning 437 Personal equipment 478 Medical equipment 539 Training 61Part IV: Management 6310 Command and control 6511 Health service scene layout 7512 Safety at the scene 7913 Communications 8314 Assessment 89Part V: Medical support 9315 Triage 9516 Treatment 10917 Transport 11518 Responsibility for the dead 121Part VI: Special incidents 12519 Hazardous materials and CBRNe incidents 12720 Incidents involving large numbers of children 13321 Incidents involving multiple casualties with burns 13922 Mass gatherings 14123 Natural disasters 14524 Uncompensated major incidents 14925 Marauding terrorist attacks 155Part VII: Appendices 157A Psychological aspects of major incidents 159B The media 161C Logs 165D Radio use and voice procedures 169E The hospital response 179F Human factors 185Template annexe of local highlights 193Glossary 207Index 209

O autorze

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) improves outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. ALSG is a leading medical education charity and have delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries, across 5 continents, for over 25 years.