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…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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…
12: Complicated labour and delivery
CHAPTER 12Complicated labour and delivery Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Recognise and describe the management of complications in the first, second and third stages…
11: Normal labour and delivery
CHAPTER 11Normal labour and delivery Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the anatomy of the female pelvis Explain the mechanism of normal delivery Recognise…
14: Resuscitation of the baby at birth
CHAPTER 14Resuscitation of the baby at birth Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the normal physiology of a newborn Explain the difference between primary…
13: Emergencies after delivery
CHAPTER 13Emergencies after delivery Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to define, identify and describe the pre‐hospital management of: Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) Secondary PPH Trauma…
