Death in large numbers
Subtitle: the science, policy, and management of mass fatality events
By: Elin A. Gursky & Marcella Farinelli Fierro, editors
Contributors: American Medical Association
Publisher: American Medical Association
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781603596299
Subjects: Methods; Mass casualties; Disaster Planning; Emergencies; Emergency medical services; Mass Casualty Incidents; Forensic Medicine; Disaster medicine; Medical emergencies
Description: "A guide and reference to address the gap across the science, policy and management areas. Resource for diagnostic and decision making, offers the context in which to manage mass fatality"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mass fatality events in history; title: Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) events and risks; title: DNA victim identification; title: Forensic and odontology anthropology; title: Radiology in mass fatalities and new imaging techniques; title: Mass animal fatalities in response to animal health emergencies : depopulation and disposal of livestock; title: Civil-military integration for mass fatality events; title: Legal aspects of mass fatality events; title: Financial aspects of mass fatality : compensation and reparation; title: Psychological issues and mass death; title: Critical aspects of mass fatality planning for state and local governments; title: Risk communication during disasters and mass fatality events; title: The role of the disaster mortuary operational response team (DMORT) in mass fatality events; title: Social and cultural issues : resiliency and the role of family assistance centers; title: The scale and scope of mass fatality : perspectives from two field studies; title: Education and training of health professionals for mass fatality events; title: Concluding remarks by the honorable Bob Graham.