Overview
This text gathers the weaknesses revealed during recent infections outbreaks and organizes them into a guide for combating the trends in emerging infections as they relate to hospital preparedness. As the first book to exclusively explore infectious emergencies, the text begins by reviewing potential pathogens and the clinical issues that may threaten hospital safety before delving into the best operational guidelines for commanding a staff under extreme circumstances, including incident command, communication, transport, maintenance, and a myriad of other topics that can remain manageable with proper protocol. Written by experts in the field, this text is the only one that offers the most effective clinical responses to a crisis at every level of care, including special population, laboratory techniques, care of the deceased, behavioral support, and medical documentation. The text concludes by focusing on the reality of care by introducing true examples from the fieldand the lessons gained from these cases. Bioemergency Planning is a vital resource for infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, epidemiologists, internal medicine physicians, nurses, social workers, public health officials, and all medical professionals who need to be prepared to respond to an infection outbreak.
Full Product Details
Author: Angela Hewlett ,
A. Rekha K. Murthy
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: 2018 ed.
Weight: 0.439kg
ISBN: 9783319770314
ISBN 10: 3319770314
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 28 September 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
“The book is written for those who work in healthcare facilities which, by definition, includes not only those who are involved in direct patient care, such as physicians and nurses, but also other essential personnel, such as administrative, building and engineering, environmental support, and public relations staff. … This book should serve not only as a guide for healthcare facilities, small or large, on the next bioemergency threat … .” (Farrin Manian, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2019)
The book is written for those who work in healthcare facilities which, by definition, includes not only those who are involved in direct patient care, such as physicians and nurses, but also other essential personnel, such as administrative, building and engineering, environmental support, and public relations staff. ... This book should serve not only as a guide for healthcare facilities, small or large, on the next bioemergency threat ... . (Farrin Manian, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2019)
Author Information
Rekha Murthy, MD.Professor of Medicine, Cedars-SinaiProfessor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen UCLA School of MedicineLos Angeles, CA Angela Hewlett M.D., M.S.Associate Professor, Division of Infectious DiseasesMedical Director of Clinical Operations, Nebraska Biocontainment UnitAssociate Medical Director, Dept. of Infection Control and EpidemiologyDirector, Infectious Diseases Outpatient ClinicsUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE
