Disaster nursing : a handbook for practice / Deborah S. Adelman, Timothy J. Legg.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adelman, Deborah S.
Other Authors: Legg, Timothy J.
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Disaster nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Disasters.
Emergency Nursing.
Bioterrorism.
Burns > nursing.
Disaster Planning.
Mass Casualty Incidents.
Handbook.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbook.
Physical Description:xix, 347 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The nature of disasters / Deborah S. Adelman and William Gray
  • Volunteerism / Matthew Roberts
  • The varying faces of disaster / Sharon Druce
  • Leadership and management in a disaster / Sharon Druce
  • Special populations in a disaster : the child and pregnant woman / Josephine DeVito and Maryann Godshall
  • Special populations in disasters : the elderly and disabled / Timothy J. Legg and Deborah S. Adelman
  • Culture and disasters / Sharon A. Nazarchuk and Timothy J. Legg
  • The psychology of disasters / Carol S. Kleinmann and Jean Rubino
  • Communicating in a disaster / Susan Sonnier
  • Legal and ethical considerations in a disaster / Deborah A. DeLuca and Rebecca F. Cady
  • HAZMAT / Dale Simpson
  • Burns : overview of etiology, pathophysiology, and determining when referral is needed / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman
  • Management of the burned trauma patient : from initial assessment to ultimate outcome / Deborah A. Deluca and Deborah S. Adelman
  • Burns in the mass casualty disaster environment / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman
  • Upscaling burn management : the mass burn casualty incident application : CBRN / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman
  • Bioterrorism : the use of biological agents / Deborah S. Adelman and Timothy J. Legg
  • Issues that arise in a disaster / Timothy J. Legg and Deborah S. Adelman.