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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kenneth V Iserson |
| ISBN: | 9780521769495 0521769493 9780521727563 0521727561 |
| OCLC Number: | 312625413 |
| Description: | p. ; cm. |
| Contents: | Part I. The Situation: 1. What are resource-poor situations?; 2. Personnel, safety, and equipment; Part II. Personal Needs: 3. Communication; 4. Preventive medicine/public health; 5. Alternative care sites; 6. Energy and computers; 7. Basic equipment; 8. Cleaning and reusing equipment; Part III. Patient Assessment/Stabilization: 9. Vital signs and triage; 10. Airway; 11. Breathing/pulmonary; 12. Circulation/cardiovascular; 13. Dehydration/rehydration; 14. Medications/toxicology; 15. Analgesics; 16. Anesthesia - local & regional; 17. Anesthesia - general; 18. Transfusion; 19. Radiology/imaging; 20. Laboratory; 21. Patient transport/evacuations; Part IV. Surgical Interventions: 22. Surgery/trauma; 23. Wounds and burns; 24. Dental procedures; 25. Otolaryngology (ENT); 26. Neurology/neurosurgery; 27. Ophthalmology; 28. Obstetrics/gynecology; 29. Orthopedics; 30. Urology; Part V. Non-Surgical Interventions: 31. Dermatology; 32. Gastrointestinal; 33. Infectious diseases; 34. Malnutrition; 35. Pediatrics - neonatal; 36. Psychiatry; 37. Rehabilitation; 38. Death and survivors; Part VI. Appendices: Appendix 1. Hospital disaster plan; Appendix 2. Medical kits; Appendix 3. WHO essential medications plus others; References. |
| Responsibility: | Kenneth V. Iserson. |
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