Disaster and Climate Change
Acknowledgments The author thanks Kingkarn Waiyanak for the literature search and retrieval and Glenn K. Shingledecker for his help in editing the manuscript. Introduction Climate change, consequent to the phenomenon…
Complex Emergencies
Characterization of complex emergencies The characterization of complex emergencies has evolved over time, with different individuals and different organizations favoring particular definitions to highlight specific characteristics. However, there are important…
Disaster Nursing
Nurses, as an integral part and the largest component of the health care team, must be prepared for disaster situations. Disasters occur all over the world, sometimes with warning and…
Role of Emergency Medicine in Disaster Management
Emergency medicine (EM) is optimally suited to lead the health care response in the hours following a disaster. By routinely providing the front line of hospital care for acutely ill…
Role of Emergency Medical Services in Disaster Management and Preparedness
Disaster response comes in many forms. It occurs in stages and involves many different agencies over an extended period. With current technology, meteorologists track the weather patterns leading to tornados…
Introduction to Disaster Medicine
What exactly is disaster medicine? If you have decided to purchase and read this book, it is likely a question you have wrestled with. Disaster itself is not an easily…
Electrical and Fire Safety
Chapter Outline PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY Direct and Alternating Currents Impedance Capacitance Inductance ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS Alternating and Direct Currents Source of Shocks Grounding ELECTRICAL POWER: GROUNDED ELECTRICAL POWER: UNGROUNDED LINE…
Machine Checkout and Quality Assurance
Chapter Outline OVERVIEW BACKGROUND PREANESTHESIA CHECKOUT Historical Perspective 2008 Recommendations for Preanesthesia Checkout Procedures Minimum PAC Checklist Automated Anesthesia Machine Checkout Procedures Machine-Embedded Preanesthesia Checklists Using Technicians to Perform Aspects…
Hazards of the Anesthesia Delivery System
Chapter Outline PERSPECTIVE Critical Incidents Adverse Outcomes COMPLICATIONS Hypoxemia Hyperoxia Hypercarbia Hypocarbia CIRCUIT PRESSURE AND VOLUME PROBLEMS Occlusions Insufficient Gas in the Breathing System Failure to Initiate Artificial Ventilation Leaks…
Airway Equipment
Chapter Outline OVERVIEW ANESTHESIA FACE MASK ORAL AND NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAYS Supraglottic Airways Laryngeal Mask Airway ProSeal LMA LMA Supreme Fastrach LMA Paraesophageal Devices King Laryngeal Tracheal Tube I-Gel SLIPA Pharyngeal…
