Health emergency preparedness and response / edited by Chloe Sellwood and Andy Wapling.

• Intensely practical and down-to-earth, this timely new text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses to a range of threats. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events, such as: major incident planning; infectious disease epidemics and pandemics; natural disasters; terrorist threats; and business and service continuity management. The book builds upon the basics of risk assessment and writing an emergency plan, and then covers inter-agency working, command and control, communication, personal impact and business continuity as well as training, exercises and post-incident follow up. Detailing the full emergency preparedness and civil protection planning cycle, the book is illustrated throughout with real-life examples and case studies from global experts in the field for countries with both advanced and developing healthcare systems. This practical handbook covering the essential aspects of major incident and disaster management is ideal for undergraduate and master's students in emergency management and public health, as well as for practitioners in emergency preparedness and civil protection. It will be valuable to all health practitioners from ambulance, hospital, primary and community care, mental health and public health backgrounds.

• Introduction : why do we need to prepare? / C. Sellwood and A. Wapling -- The planning process / C. Sellwood and A. Wapling -- Risk assessment / J. Bush -- Writing an emergency plan / A. Wapling -- Emergency planning and response : working in partnership / S. Lewis -- Interprofessional working : understanding some emotional barriers and unconscious processes that might influence practice in group and team work / P. Sully -- Command, control and communication / A. Rowe and P. Thorpe -- Communications during a health emergency / J. Cole -- Psychosocial and mental health care before, during and after emergencies, disasters and major incidents / R. Williams and V. Kemp -- Business continuity / J. Hebdon -- Training and exercising for emergency preparedness, resilience and response / R. Ellett and A. Wapling -- Post-incident follow-up / K. Reddin and G. Macdonald -- Mass casualty incidents / M. Shanahan -- Preparedness and response to pandemics and other infectious disease emergencies / J.S. Nguyen-Van-Tam and P.M.P. Penttinen -- CBRN incidents / R.P. Chilcott and S.M. Wyke -- A military case study / D. Ross and A. Charnick -- From pandemics to earthquakes : health and emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand / A. Humphrey. 

Ämnesord

Emergency management  (LCSH)

Emergency medical services  (LCSH)

Disaster medicine  (LCSH)

Emergencies  (MeSH)

Risk Management  (MeSH)

Emergency Medical Services  (MeSH)

Public Health  (MeSH)

Health Policy  (MeSH)

Disaster Planning  -- organization & administration (MeSH)

Accidents.  (cabt)

Bioterrorism.  (cabt)

Businesses.  (cabt)

Chemicals.  (cabt)

Communication.  (cabt)

Disasters.  (cabt)

Earthquakes.  (cabt)

Emergencies.  (cabt)

Epidemics.  (cabt)

Exposure.  (cabt)

Health care.  (cabt)

Health care workers.  (cabt)

Health hazards.  (cabt)

Human diseases.  (cabt)

Infectious diseases.  (cabt)

Influenza.  (cabt)

Influenza viruses.  (cabt)

Management.  (cabt)

Mental health.  (cabt)

Military medicine.  (cabt)

Military personnel.  (cabt)

Natural disasters.  (cabt)

Organization of work.  (cabt)

Organizations.  (cabt)

Partnerships.  (cabt)

Personnel.  (cabt)

Planning.  (cabt)

Psychiatric services.  (cabt)

Psychosocial aspects.  (cabt)

Public health.  (cabt)

Public health services.  (cabt)

Radioactive wastes.  (cabt)

Radionuclides.  (cabt)

Reviews.  (cabt)

Risk assessment.  (cabt)

Teamwork.  (cabt)

Terrorism.  (cabt)

Toxic substances.  (cabt)

Training.  (cabt)

Viral diseases.  (cabt)

Work teams.  (cabt)

Education and Training. 

Agencies and Organizations 

Laws and Regulations 

Health Economics, (New March 2000) 

Policy and Planning 

Natural Disasters 

Health Services 

Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000) 

Human Health and the Environment 

Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries 

Human Toxicology and Poisoning, (New March 2000) 

Klassifikation

RA645.5 (LCC)

363.348 (DDC)

Oh (kssb/8 (machine generated))