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Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents
Explores the Medical Aspects of Hazardous Material Response Including the Initial Response, Chemical and Toxicological Information

By Richard H. Stilp, Armando S. Bevelacqua  - First Edition

This text explores the medical aspects of hazardous material response including the initial response, chemical and toxicological information, effects on body systems -- injury and treatment, physiology and treatments of common poisonings.

The student/reader learns how to make decisions based on a scale of risk versus gain. Decontamination techniques, specialized equipment, simple antidotal treatments and more are discussed as they relate to the hazardous materials incident.

Features:

  • an overview of hazardous materials incidents familiarize the reader with what to expect
  • objectives, sample scenarios, and questions offer review and application of procedures
  • numerous exposures are reviewed and discussed, including specific chemical injury and appropriate treatment
  • the only book of its kind covering biohazard, clandestine labs, air monitoring, and confined operations

Contents:

INTRODUCTION TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
Hazardous Materials Principles.
Scene Organization and SOP.

FUNDAMENTALS OF THE HAZMAT DISCIPLINE.
Chemical Behavior.
Essentials of Toxicology.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT.
Body Systems and the Environment.
Treatment Modalities.

EMERGENCY PROVIDER PROTECTION.
Medical Surveillance.
Hazmat Considerations for Hospitals.

SELECTED TOPICS.
Biohazard Awareness.
Clandestine Laboratories.
Air Monitoring.
Confined Space Medical Operations.
Bibliography.
Index.

522 Pages - 8 x 9 in.

Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents - Cengage Learning - DE-0827378297 - ISBN: 0827378297 - ISBN-13: 9780827378292
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Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents - Cengage Learning - DE-0827378297 - ISBN: 0827378297 - ISBN-13: 9780827378292
Paperback, 542 pages

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$118.95
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