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ReadyRN : handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness /

Veenema, Tener Goodwin.

ReadyRN : handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness / Handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness Tener Goodwin Veenema. - 2nd ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009. - xv, 300 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-281) and index.

Disaster management -- Weather-related and environmental disasters -- Public health emergencies -- Emerging infectious diseases -- Chemical emergencies -- Biological agents -- Radiological and nuclear disasters -- Explosives/mass casualty events -- Personal protective equipment -- Triage -- Decontamination -- Burn management -- Victim assessment and management -- On-scene management -- Psychological considerations -- Disaster settings -- Mass immunization clinics -- Legal implications.

Color-coded for rapid references, this comprehensive text helps you locate essential information during a mass casualty event. All categories of large-scale crises are covered, from natural disasters to nuclear explosions. Easily identifiable icons rate personal and family risk; alert you to the necessity of isolation, quarantine, and reporting, and advise whether a substance is odorless and whether an antidote is available. For each threat being covered, a thorough overview is followed by instructions on patient assessment and management -- from cover

9780323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008036566

101481725 DNLM


Disaster nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Emergency nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Emergencies--nursing--United States--Handbooks.
Disaster Planning--United States--Handbooks.
Disasters--United States--Handbooks.
Emergency Nursing--methods--United States--Handbooks.
Terrorism--United States--Handbooks.

RT108 / .V44 2009

610.73/49

2009 B-328 WY 49 / V418r 2009

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