Orthopedics in disasters : orthopedic injuries in natural disasters and mass casualty events /: orthopedic injuries in natural disasters and mass casualty events. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nikolaj Wolfson, editor ; Alexander Lerner, Leonid Roshal, co-editors.
• Editors: Wolfson, Nikolaj; Lerner, A (Alexander); Roshal, Leonid
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Chief Editor and Author; Author Biography; Author Biography; Acknowledgments; Contents; Part I: General Overview of Disaster and Mass Casualties Management: Organization; Part II: General Overview of Disaster and Mass Casualties Management: Orthopedic Injuries of Specific Event Types; Part III: Treatment of Orthopaedic Injuries: General Treatment Principles; Part IV: Treatment of Orthopaedic Injuries: Specific Orthopaedic Injuries; Part V: Treatment of Orthopaedic Injuries: Pediatric Injuries; Part VI: Treatment of Orthopaedic Injuries: Continuation of Care; Index. 1: Introduction2: Epidemiology and History of Natural Disasters and Mass Casualties; 3: Warfare Medicine: Historical Perspectives; 4: Emergency Medical Services; 5: Treatment Capabilities of Field Hospitals at War and Mass-Casualty Disasters; 6: Role of Government and NGOs; 7: Civilian Hospital Role in Mass Casualty Event (MCE); 8: Individual Preparedness in Disaster Response; 9: Orthopedic Equipment Needs in Disaster Setting; 10: Traumatic Injuries During Earthquakes; 11: Tsunami and Flood; 12: Nuclear Disasters; 13: Orthopedic Injuries in Transportation Disasters; 14: Terror-Related Trauma. 15: Battlefield Triage16: Fluid Resuscitation in Mass Casualty Incident; 17: Transfusion Service and Blood Banking in Natural Disasters; 18: Diagnostic Imaging in Mass Casualty Events; 19: Mass Casualties and Damage Control Orthopedics; 20: Prevention of Infection in Open Fractures in Mass Disasters; 21: Primary Skeletal Stabilization and Role of External Fixations; 22: Crush Injury and Crush Syndrome in an Earthquake Disaster Zone; 23: Wound Care: From Primary Debridement to Final Reconstruction; 24: Vascular Injuries and Replantation. 25: Blast and Fragment Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System26: The Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Response to Mass Casualty Catastrophic Events; 27: Hand and Wrist Injuries; 28: Management of Mangled Extremities; 29: Limb Salvage: Lower Extremity; 30: Foot and Ankle Trauma: From the Crush to the Missed and Neglected Injuries; 31: Spine Injuries in Mass Casualties; 32: Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma; 33: Amputations in Disasters; 34: Nonunion and Osteomyelitis Following Fractures; 35: An Overview: Pediatric Trauma During Natural and Man-Made Disasters. 36: Pediatric Trauma in Earthquakes: General Principles of Care in Pediatric Trauma During Earthquakes37: Anesthesiology and Resuscitation in Children During Earthquakes; 38: Medical Care for Children with Skeletal Injuries After Earthquakes; 39: Crush Syndrome in Children; 40: Amputations in Children with Severe Trauma; 41: Spine Trauma in Children in Earthquakes; 42: Severe Fractures and Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma in Disasters and Mass Casualties; 43: Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Disaster Areas; 44: Education and Training in War Surgery and Disaster Management.
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 591 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.1; Orthopedic emergencies; Wounds and injuries; Mass casualties; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Mass casualties; Orthopedic emergencies; Wounds and injuries; Medicine & Public Health; Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Emergency Medicine; Emergency Medical Services -- methods; Disasters; Orthopedic Procedures; Orthopedic Procedures -- methods; Mass Casualty Incidents; Orthopedics -- organization & administration; Orthopedics; Musculoskeletal System -- injuries; Wounds and Injuries -- surgery; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662489505; 3662489503; 3662489481; 9783662489482
• Related ISBNs: 9783662489482
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 10, 2016).
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