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Major Incident Medical Management and Support (eBook)

The Practical Approach in the Hospital
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2008 | 1. Auflage
168 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-75739-0 (ISBN)

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Major Incident Medical Management and Support -  Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
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This is the course book for a new ALSG course on preparation for and medical management of major incidents within the hospital. It will be a companion volume to MIMMS, which deals with the prehospital situation, and will meet an ever increasing need as natural and other disasters affect hospital staff and administrators. The course aims to provide a systematic approach for all personnel who would be involved in managing a major incident in the hospital.

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The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to 'preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques'.
The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.


This is the course book for a new ALSG course on preparation for and medical management of major incidents within the hospital. It will be a companion volume to MIMMS, which deals with the prehospital situation, and will meet an ever increasing need as natural and other disasters affect hospital staff and administrators. The course aims to provide a systematic approach for all personnel who would be involved in managing a major incident in the hospital. This title is now available for the PDA, powered by Skyscape - to buy your copy Click here

The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques". The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.

Part 1 Introduction.

The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents.

Are we ready for the next major incident?.

The structured approach to the hospital response.

Part 2 Preparation.

Planning for major incidents.

Major incident equipment.

Training.

Part 3 Management.

The collapsable hierarchy concept.

The clinical hierarchy.

The nursing hierarchy.

The management hierarchy.

Part 4 Support.

Declaring a majjor incident and activating the plan.

The reception phase.

Triage.

The definitive care phase.

The recovery phase.

Part 5 Special incidents.

Incidents involving hazardous chemicals.

Incidents involving a large number of burns.

Incidents involving a large number of children

"...this book should be read by all hospital personnel withpotential roles in major incidents, from chief executives, throughduty managers, to front line emergency care staff. It offerspractical guidance of such importance that every emergencydepartment in the UK should have a readily available copy of thebook for all staff to read."

- Emergency Nurse, Vol 14, No.2, May 06

Citical acclaim for companion volume Major IncidentMedical Management & Support: The Practical Approach(MIMMS):

"This book is outstanding value for money and is highlyrecommended to all those interested in major incidentmanagement."

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.4.2008
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Notfallmedizin
Schlagworte Emergency Medicine & Trauma • Medical Science • Medizin • Notfallmedizin u. Traumatologie
ISBN-10 0-470-75739-6 / 0470757396
ISBN-13 978-0-470-75739-0 / 9780470757390
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