the practical approach to pre-hospital incident command /
First Statement of Responsibility
Advanced Life Support Group.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed. /
Statement of Responsibility Relating to Edition
Sue Wieteska, Kevin Mackway-Jones.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Rev. ed. of: Major incident medical management and support / Advanced Life Support Goup ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones. 2nd ed. 2002.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The structured approach to major incidents -- Health service structure and roles -- Emergency service organisation and roles -- Support service organisation and roles -- Planning -- Personal equipment -- Medical equipment -- Training -- Command and control -- Health service scene layout -- Safety at the scene -- Communications -- Triage -- Treatment -- Transport -- Hazardous materials (HAZMAT), chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear (CBRN) -- Incidents involving large numbers of children -- Management of a major incident with multiple burn casualties -- Mass gatherings -- Natural disasters -- Uncompensated major incidents.