Klappentext

Bring life to your curriculum with this comprehensive, yet versatile book that explores core disaster medicine principles through vivid emergency medicine cases. Each case has been crafted to suit a wide range of learners - from novice to practitioner. The ready-to-teach cases are scalable and customizable to any learning environment, from low-resource teaching settings to high-fidelity simulation labs. Covering the basics of simulation to advanced disaster response strategies, cases cover natural and human-made disasters, including pandemics, building collapses, mass gathering medicine, and blast injuries, providing hands-on learning opportunities that can be used to enhance understanding and retention. Each case follows a standard structure including teaching objectives, discussion points, a timeline, and critical actions. With a mix of scenarios and flexible application, this resource will ensure every learner is prepared with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate complexities associated with real-world emergencies while learning core disaster medicine principles.

Inhalt

Part I. Introductory Chapters; Part II. Geophysical Natural Disasters; Part III. Meteorological Natural Disasters; Part IV. Hydrological Natural Disasters; Part V. Climatological Natural Disasters; Part VI. Biological Natural Disasters; Part VII. Technological Disasters; Part VIII. Terrorism-Related Disasters; Part IX. Mass Casualty Incident.