Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics

• Author(s): Alan Hawley, James Matheson,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 336
• ISBN_10: 1482212803
  ISBN_13: 9781482212808
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / General , Medical / Emergency Medicine , Medical / Occupational & Industrial Medicine , Technology & Engineering / Industrial Health & Safety , Medical / Public Health ,

Description:... Disaster medicine is a broad and dynamic field that encompasses the medical and surgical response to mass casualty incidents including rail, air, and road traffic accidents; domestic terrorism; and pandemic outbreaks. It also encompasses the global issues of conflict and natural catastrophe. Specialists in disaster medicine provide insight, guidanc