Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
workshop summary /
First Statement of Responsibility
Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, and Bruce M. Altevogt, rapporteurs ; Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90).
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass casualty response in rural communities.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
308158
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Preparedness and response to a rural mass casualty incident.
International Standard Book Number
0309177170
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Disaster medicine-- United States, Congresses.
Emergency management-- United States, Congresses.
Emergency medical services-- United States, Congresses.
Mass casualties-- United States, Congresses.
Rural health services-- United States, Congresses.
Civil Defense-- methods.
Disaster Medicine-- methods.
Disaster Planning.
Emergency Medical Services-- organization & administration.
Emergency Medical Services.
Mass Casualty Incidents.
Rural Health Services-- organization & administration.
Rural Health Services.
Disaster medicine.
Emergency management.
Emergency medical services.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- First Aid.
Mass casualties.
Mass casualty incidents.
MEDICAL-- Allied Health Services-- Emergency Medical Services.
Rural health services.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
United States.
2
7
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HEA-- 033000
MED-- 003010
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
362
.
180973
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RA645
.
5
Book number
.
P7367
2011eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
2011
I-030
Class number
WA
295
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Altevogt, Bruce M.
Viswanathan, Kristin.
Wizemann, Theresa M.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events.