Veterinary Disaster Response

Veterinary Disaster Response is the essential guide to disaster training, preparation, planning, and recovery. The book takes a question–and–answer format to promote understanding and outline the steps for veterinary response to natural and man–made disasters. With comprehensive coverage of veterinary disaster management, the content of Veterinary Disaster Response combines scientific knowledge with clinical and practical applications in the field.
Encompassing topics ranging from zoonotic diseases to animal sheltering to euthanasia, the book covers disaster response in the field and at the practice, city, state, and national level. Veterinary Disaster Response is a must–have reference for anyone involved in disaster medicine, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, animal control and shelter personnel, search and rescue personnel, and emergency response teams.

Spis treści:
1. Training.
1.1 An Introduction to the Incident Command System.
1.2 Leadership during a Disaster.
1.3 Communications.
1.4 Basic map, Compass, and GPS Skills.
1.5 Records and Animal Identification.
1.6 Veterinary Risk Assessment of the Disaster Site.
1.7 Risk Communication and Dealing with the Media.
1.8 Biosecurity Fundamentals for Animal Response Personnel in a Farm/Livestock Disaster.
1.9 Veterinary Triage.
1.10 Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction.
1.11 Zoonosis and Zoonotic Diseases.
1.12 Public Health.
1.13 Hazardous Materials.
1.14 Personal Protection Equipment.
1.15 Basic Veterinary Decontamination: Who, What, Why?
1.16 Wildlife Handling.
1.17 Domestic Animal Handling.
1.18 Small Animal First Aid.
1.19 Large Animal First Aid.
1.20 Equine Emergency Sheltering.
1.21 Companion Animal Sheltering.
1.22 Disinfection for Avian, Large, and Small Animal Facilities.
1.23 Pain Management in Veterinary Disaster Medicine .
1.24 Humane Euthanasia of Animals.
1.25 Carcass Disposal following a Veterinary Disaster.
2. Planning.
2.1 Elements of a Disaster Plan for Animals.
2.2 Disaster Planning for Private Practice.
2.3 Community Animal Emergency Planning.
2.4 State Response to Disasters.
2.5 State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (Including State Animal Response Team (SART) programs and State Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (VMRC)).
2.6 Federal Response to Veterinary Disasters.
2.7 Military Role in Veterinary Disaster Response.
3. Preparation.
3.1 Family versus Business during a Disaster.
3.2 Preparing Your Practice for an Impending Disaster.
3.3 Preparing the Farm and Animals for a Disaster.
3.4 Noah’s Burden – A Prolegomenon to the Ethics of Veterinary Disaster Response.
4. Recovery.
4.1 Care for the Caregiver: Psychological and Emotional Factors in Veterinary Disaster Response.
4.2 Disaster Assistance for Homeowners, Renters, and  Business Owners.
4.3 American Veterinary Medical Foundation Disaster Assistance.

Nota biograficzna:
Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, is a Veterinary Medical Officer and Squad Leader of NMRT–Central USA and Emeritus Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Colorado State University.
Sally B. Palmer, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and a Veterinary Medical Officer of NMRT – Central USA.

Okładka tylna:
Veterinary Disaster Response is the essential guide to disaster training, preparation, planning, and recovery. The book takes a question–and–answer format to promote understanding and outline the steps for veterinary response to natural and man–made disasters. With comprehensive coverage of veterinary disaster management, the content of Veterinary Disaster Response combines scientific knowledge with clinical and practical application s in the field.
Encompassing topics ranging from zoonotic diseases to animal sheltering to euthanasia, the book covers disaster response in the field and at the practice, city, state, and national level. Veterinary Disaster Response is a must–have reference for anyone involved in disaster medicine, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, animal control and shelter personnel, search and rescue personnel, and emergency response teams.