Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach in the Hospital

This is the course book for a new Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) course on preparation for and medical management of major incidents within the hospital. This book is a vital tool for all hospital workers that face the potential of having to manage any large scale emergency from the hospital.
In an easy to use and highly adaptable ringbound format, it will be a companion volume to Major Incident Medical Management & Support 2nd Edn: The Practical Approach (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. Further information about the courses that ALSG run can be found at http://www.alsg.org

Spis treści:
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

Nota biograficzna:
Advanced Life Support Group

Okładka tylna:
This is the course book for a new Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) course on preparation for and medical management of major incidents within the hospital. This book is a vital tool for all hospital workers that face the potential of having to man age any large scale emergency from the hospital.
In an easy to use and highly adaptable ringbound format, it will be a companion volume to Major Incident Medical Management & Support 2nd Edn: The Practical Approach (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. Further information about the courses that ALSG run can be found at http://www.alsg.org