Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine

By

• Robert A. Partridge, Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
• Lawrence Proano, Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
• David Marcozzi, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services
• Alexander G. Garza, Director of Military Programs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine
• Ira Nemeth, Assistant Professor and Director of EMS and Disaster Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
• Kathryn Brinsfield, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Boston University
• Eric S. Weinstein, Attending Physician, Carolinas Hospital System

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.

• The only concise, pocket-sized handbook on disaster medicine
• Short summaries and bullet-point format for easy review.
• Authors and editors with real-world experience in disaster prevention and response