Major Incident Medical Management and Support

The new edition of Major Incident Medical Management and Support is a vital component in the blended learning course from Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the preparation, management and support elements of dealing with casualties in a major incident. Split into five sections, each focuses on the elements requisite in preparing for, and responding, to a major incident. The first section discusses the epidemiology and incidences of major incidents and the structured approach to the hospital response. The second section contains the preparation required in planning for major incidents, including equipment and training. The third section covers the management of a major incident, concentrating on the clinical, nursing and management hierarchies. The fourth includes the various stages of support in a major incident, including declaring an incident and activating the plan, the reception, triage, definitive care and recovery phases of an incident. The final section focuses on special incidents which require additional consideration, including those involving hazardous chemicals, burns and children. Written in collaboration with the National Emergency Planning, Major Incident Medical Management and Support is an invaluable reference in the emergency department and beyond for staff needing to prepare for the rare, but inevitable, hospital major incidence response.

The new edition of Major Incident Medical Management and Support is a vital component in the blended learning course from Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the preparation, management and support elements of dealing with casualties in a major incident.Split into five sections, each focuses on the elements requisite in preparing for, and responding, to a major incident. The first section discusses the epidemiology and incidences of major incidents and the structured approach to the hospital response. The second section contains the preparation required in planning for major incidents, including equipment and training. The third section covers the management of a major incident, concentrating on the clinical, nursing and management hierarchies. The fourth includes the various stages of support in a major incident, including declaring an incident and activating the plan, the reception, triage, definitive care and recovery phases of an incident. The final section focuses on special incidents which require additional consideration, including those involving hazardous chemicals, burns and children.Written in collaboration with the National Emergency Planning, Major Incident Medical Management and Support is an invaluable reference in the emergency department and beyond for staff needing to prepare for the rare, but inevitable, hospital major incidence response.

Working group viiContributors to first edition viiiPreface to the second edition ixPreface to the first edition xContact details and further information xiHow to use your textbook xiiPART 1: Introduction 11 The epidemiology and incidence of major incidents 32 Are we ready for the next major incident? 113 The structured approach to the hospital response 15PART 2: Preparation 214 Planning for major incidents 235 Major incident equipment 276 Training 33PART 3: Management 377 The scaleable hierarchy concept 398 The clinical hierarchy 439 The nursing hierarchy 5510 The management hierarchy 65PART 4: Support 7911 Declaring a major incident and activating the plan 8112 The reception phase 8713 Triage 9714 The definitive care phase 10715 The recovery phase 111PART 5: Special incidents 11516 Incidents involving hazardous chemicals 11717 Incidents involving a large number of burns 12918 Incidents involving large numbers of children 139Template annexe of local highlights 149Glossary 159Index 161