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ReadyRN : handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness / Tener Goodwin Veenema.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 300 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.73/49 22
LOC classification:
  • RT108 .V44 2009
NLM classification:
  • 2009 B-328
  • WY 49
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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
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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

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