{"product_id":"major-incident-medical-management-and-support-isbn-9781119501015","title":"Major Incident Medical Management and Support","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003ci\u003eMajor Incident Medical Management and Support\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital component in the blended learning course from Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the preparation, management and support elements of dealing with casualties in a major incident.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplit into five sections, each focuses on the elements requisite in preparing for, and responding, to a major incident. The first section discusses the epidemiology and incidences of major incidents and the structured approach to the hospital response. The second section contains the preparation required in planning for major incidents, including equipment and training. The third section covers the management of a major incident, concentrating on the clinical, nursing and management hierarchies. The fourth includes the various stages of support in a major incident, including declaring an incident and activating the plan, the reception, triage, definitive care and recovery phases of an incident. The final section focuses on special incidents which require additional consideration, including those involving hazardous chemicals, burns and children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in collaboration with the National Emergency Planning, \u003ci\u003eMajor Incident Medical Management and Support \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable reference in the emergency department and beyond for staff needing to prepare for the rare, but inevitable, hospital major incidence response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking group vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors to first edition viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the second edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact details and further information xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use your textbook xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Are we ready for the next major incident? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The structured approach to the hospital response 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2: Preparation 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Planning for major incidents 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Major incident equipment 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Training 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3: Management 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The scaleable hierarchy concept 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The clinical hierarchy 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The nursing hierarchy 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The management hierarchy 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4: Support 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Declaring a major incident and activating the plan 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The reception phase 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Triage 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The definitive care phase 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The recovery phase 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5: Special incidents 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Incidents involving hazardous chemicals 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Incidents involving a large number of burns 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Incidents involving large numbers of children 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplate annexe of local highlights 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eAdvanced Life Support Group (ALSG)\u003c\/b\u003e, Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to \"preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques\".\u003cbr\u003eThe book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003ci\u003eMajor Incident Medical Management and Support\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital component in the blended learning course from the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the preparation, management and support elements of dealing with casualties in a major incident.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplit into five sections, each one focuses on the elements requisite in preparing for, and responding to, a major incident. The first section discusses the occurrence of major incidents and the structured approach to the hospital response. The second section contains information on the preparation required in planning for major incidents, including equipment and training. The third section covers the management of a major incident, concentrating on the clinical, nursing and management hierarchies. The fourth includes the various stages of support in a major incident, including declaring an incident and activating the plan, the reception, triage, definitive care and recovery phases. The final section focuses on special incidents which require additional consideration, including those involving hazardous chemicals, burns and children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in collaboration with National Emergency Planning. \u003ci\u003eMajor Incident Medical Management and Support\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable reference in the emergency department and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more information on the complete range of Wiley medical student and junior doctor publishing, please visit: \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\u003c\/b\u003e For more information on the Advanced Life Support Group, please visit: \u003cb\u003ewww.alsg.org\u003c\/b\u003e To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/email\u003c\/b\u003e This new edition is also available as an e-book. 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