Hospital preparedness planning for evacuation and sheltering with GIS in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others] -- Making sense out of chaos : improving prehospital and disaster response / Elizabeth Lea Walters, Stephen W. Corbett, and Jeff Grange -- Disaster preparedness for influenza at a community hospital network : a case study using GIS / Edward Rafalski [and others] -- Disaster preparedness and response for vulnerable populations : essential role of GIS for emergency medical services during the San Diego County 2007 firestorm / Isabel Corcos [and others] -- Natural disasters and the role of GIS in assessing need / Omar Ha-Redeye -- GIS application and a regionalized approach for mass casualty incident planning / Deborah H. Kim [and others] -- Building a GIS common operating picture for integrated emergency medical services and hospital emergency management response / Frank Zanka.
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Introduction : the evolving role of geographic information systems in hospital and healthcare emergency management / Ric Skinner A spatial approach to hazard vulnerability analysis by healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Using GIS to improve workplace and worker safety crisis management / Jeffrey M. Miller -- Infectious disease surveillance and GIS : applications for emergency management / Michael Olesen -- Role of GIS in interagency healthcare logistical support during emergencies / Jerry D. VanVactor -- Design concept for a location-based hazard vulnerability assessment tool for healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Trauma center siting, optimization modeling, and GIS / Charles C. Branas [and others] -- Healthcare facility disaster planning : using GIS to identify alternate care sites / Johnathon A. Mohr, Gwenn M. Allen, and James L. Querry -- Multiscale enterprise GIS for healthcare preparedness in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others].
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Offers a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response. Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, this book explores how GIS data is being used to assess need, determine surge capacity, and improve logistics in emergency or disaster scenarios.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Ingram Content Group
Stock Number
TANDF_211668
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
GIS in hospital and healthcare emergency management.
International Standard Book Number
9781439821299
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Geographic information systems in hospital and healthcare emergency management
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Emergency management-- Geographic information systems.
Emergency medical services-- Geographic information systems.
Disaster Planning.
Emergency Medical Services.
Emergency Service, Hospital.
Geographic Information Systems.
Akutvård.
Emergency management.
Emergency medical services.
Geografiska informationssystem.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- First Aid.
MEDICAL-- Allied Health Services-- Emergency Medical Services.