Major incident medical management and support the practical approach in the hospital / [electronic resource] :
Advanced Life Support Group ; by Simon Carley, Kevin Mackway-Jones.
- Malden, Mass. : BMJ Books : Blackwell Pub., c2005.
- xii, 154 p. : ill.
Includes index.
The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents -- Are we ready for the next major incident? -- The structured approach to the hospital response -- Planning for major incidents equipment training -- The collapsible hierarchy concept -- The clinical hierarchy -- The nursing hierarchy -- The management hierarchy -- Declaring a major incident and activating the plan -- The reception phase -- Triage -- The definitive care phase -- The recovery phase -- Incidents involving hazardous chemicals -- Incidents involving large numbers of burns -- Incidents involving large numbers of children.