Emergency and Disaster Medicine

Proceedings of the Third World Congress Rome, May 24–27, 1983

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 511 Seiten

2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-69264-2 (ISBN)

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C. Manni The focusing of general interest and of many disciplines on disaster medicine is an interesting and recent phenomenon in our society. Disasters have by now left the his torical and philosophical sphere and finally entered the operational arena. Modern man, in other words, no longer accepts disasters in a passive and fatalistic manner, but claims to be able to control them like so many other forces of nature. The new approach is aimed at preventing, containing, and remedying the invariably tragic consequences of these events. The role of medicine in this context is of fundamental importance and is charac terized by two main aspects: application of techniques of intervention appropriately and effectively, and collaboration with the general organization, assuming responsi bility for the protection of health and the treatment of injuries. Following a period of more or less chaotic growth, during which sectionalism and empirical interests prevailed, and localized aspects of this new discipline underwent considerable development, a need is now felt to propose and realize a more com prehensive scientific approach. It has become necessary to identify and to rationally analyze the individual components of this branch of medicine. As in any analysis, the recognition of the "object" of the research is of fundamental importance: hence the title of this first round table: "Types and Events of Disaster.

Introductory Speeches.- Types and Events of Disasters.- Types of Intervention in Natural and Man-Made Disasters.- Training and Education in Disasters.- Nutrition, Pain, and Infection Control.- Organization of Services in Disasters.- Casualties Prediction, Risk Assessment, and Forensic Medicine Aspects.- Clinical Aspects of Trauma.- Pathophysiological Aspects in Trauma.- Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Head and Spinal Injuries.- National and International Civilian Military Collaboration.- Land, Sea, and Air Rescue.- Conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.11.2011
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 511 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	906 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Anästhesie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
Schlagworte	Care • complications • Emergency • Emergency Medicine • epidemiology • Infection • Intensive care • Intensive care unit • Medicine • Pain • pathophysiology • Planning • Polytrauma • prevention • Resuscitation • Trauma
ISBN-10	3-642-69264-8 / 3642692648
ISBN-13	978-3-642-69264-2 / 9783642692642
Zustand	Neuware