Disaster nursing : a handbook for practice /

Adelman, Deborah S.

Disaster nursing : a handbook for practice / Deborah S. Adelman, Timothy J. Legg. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2009. - xix, 347 p. : ill., photos. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature of disasters / Deborah S. Adelman and William Gray -- Volunteerism / Matthew Roberts -- The varying faces of disaster / Sharon Druce -- Leadership and management in a disaster / Sharon Druce -- Special populations in disasters : the child and pregnant woman / Josephine DeVito and Maryann Godshall -- Special populations in disasters : the elderly and disabled / Timothy J. Legg and Deborah S. Adelman -- Culture and disasters / Sharon A. Nazarchuk and Timothy J. Legg -- The psychology of disasters / Carol Kleinmann and Jean Rubino -- Communicating in a disaster / Susan Sonnier -- Legal and ethical considerations in a disaster / Deborah A. DeLuca and Rebecca F. Cady -- Hazmat / Dale Simpson -- Burns : overview of etiology, pathophysiology, and determining when referral is needed / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman -- Management of the burned trauma patient : from initial assessment to ultimate outcome / Deborah A. Deluca and Deborah S. Adelman -- Burns in the mass casualty disaster environment / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman -- Upscaling burn management : the mass burn casualty incident application : CBRN / Deborah A. DeLuca and Deborah S. Adelman -- Bioterrorism : the use of biological agents / Deborah S. Adelman and Timothy J. Legg -- Issues that arise in a disaster / Timothy J. Legg and Deborah S. Adelman.

9780763758448 (pbk.)

2008028606


Disaster nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Disasters--Handbooks.
Emergency Nursing--Handbooks.
Bioterrorism--Handbooks.
Burns--nursing--Handbooks.
Disaster Planning--Handbooks.
Mass Casualty Incidents--Handbooks.

RT108 / .A34 2009

610.73/49

WY 49 / A229d 2009