Disaster Rules

Here are 100 disaster management rules to reflect on, remember and follow in the immediate aftermath of an incident involving mass casualties. Each rule is a single-page long, providing the essential information to inform the most common critical decisions you will have to make in either a civilian or military environment. Written by clinicians with deep clinical and operational experience, these rules are concise evidence-based guidelines for all medical personnel dealing with disasters at the scene or in hospital. Based on the Major Incident Medical Management and Support system widely adopted in the UK, mainland Europe, Australasia and NATO, they are both authoritative and effective. Rob Russell, Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, UK Timothy J. Hodgetts, Professor of Emergency Medicine Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, UK Peter F. Mahoney, Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK Nicholas Castle Department of Anaesthetics, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK CONTENTS Introduction. Chapter 1 Golden Rules. Chapter 2 Command and Control Rules. Chapter 3 Safety Rules. Chapter 4 Communication Rules. Chapter 5 Assessment Rules. Chapter 6 Triage Rules. Chapter 7 Treatment Rules. Chapter 8 Transport Rules. Chapter 9 Hospital Rules. Chapter 10 Mass Gatherings Rules. Chapter 11 Special Incidents Rules. Chapter 12 The Last Rule. Index.