Oxford American Handbook Of Disaster Medicine

Disasters are difficult to manage for many reasons: the immediacy of the event, magnitude of the event, lack of evidence-based practices, and the limited usefulness of many developed protocols. Consequently, combining academic approaches with realistic and practical recommendations continues to be an underdeveloped aspect of disaster texts. The Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine offers a functional blend of science with pragmatism. Approached from a real-world perspective, the handbook is a portable guide that provides sufficient scientific background to facilitate broader application and problem solving yet approach the topic in a prioritized fashion, supporting rapid understanding and utilization. Contributing authors are clinical and public health providers with disaster experience. This book encompasses the entire scope of disaster medicine from general concepts and fundamental principles to both manmade and natural threats.

In the Oxford American Handbook series, format is just as important as content. The medical student or emergency physician must be able to quickly access the material, and the content should contain quick-reference features such as bulleted pionts and key, concise infomration for diagnosingand quickly stabilizing the patient. These features are the hallmark of the series. The flexi cover makes the book a rugged companion in the emergency department. Each topic is covered in a two-page spread, offering concise, high-yield information in a quickly accessible format.

With comprehensive coverage of emergency and pre-hospital care topics, this book provides you with everything that you need when you are first at the scene.

The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine provides practical, accessible advice on the wide range of situations that present to the emergency department. Precise and prescriptive, it gives up-to-date, step-by-step guidance on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, emergency treatment, and further referral for adult and paediatric patients.

In the Oxford American Handbook series, format is just as important as content. The medical student or emergency physician must be able to quickly access the material, and the content should contain quick-reference features such as bulleted pionts and key, concise infomration for diagnosingand quickly stabilizing the patient. These features are the hallmark of the series. The flexi cover makes the book a rugged companion in the emergency department. Each topic is covered in a two-page spread, offering concise, high-yield information in a quickly accessible format.

Technological development has not only provided mankind with more prosperity, but with increased destructive power as well. These developments, combined with an explosive growth of the world population, have led to mass casualty situations, varying from traffic accidents to war. In the 20th Century over 200 million people were killed as a result of man-made disasters --- a figure unequalled in the history of mankind. It is not surprising, therefore, that a new medical discipline has emerged: disaster medicine. The realization that disasters have effects which cross the traditional boundaries of medical specialisms and nationality, led to the foundation of the International Society of Disaster Medicine (ISDM), which issued an international curriculum on education and training in disaster medicine. As a logical consequence the ISDM decided to develop its curriculum into a handbook, now available to the global community of disaster medicine specialists. This Handbook of Disaster Medicine contains contributions from international experts in the field and will be of value and interest to a wide variety of professionals in the discipline of disaster medicine and management.

This pack brings together two essential texts in emergency medicine, covering all the core topics for a value-for-money price. Fully revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine is the definitive, best-selling guide for all of the common conditions that present to the emergency department. Whether you work in emergency medicine, or just want to be prepared, this book will be your essential guide. Following the latest clinical guidelines and evidence, written and reviewed by experts, this handbook will ensure you are up-to-date and have the confidence to deal with all emergency presentations, practices, and procedures. The book includes new sections specifically outlining patient advice and information, as well as new and revised vital information on paediatrics and psychiatry. Accompanying this rapid-reference handbook is Oxford Assess and Progress: Emergency Medicine, a unique revision resource and companion to the handbook. Oxford Assess and Progress: Emergency Medicine contains over 250 Single Best Answer and Extended Matching Questions and is fully cross-referenced to the handbook. Each question is rated by difficulty and supported by extensive feedback on the answer, helping you to track your progress and consolidate your understanding.