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Major incide

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Abstract

The objectives of this chapter are for the trauma team:

  • to understand the principles of major incident planning;

  • to understand the principles of medical management during a major incident.

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Authors
  1. Tim Hodgetts
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  2. Kevin Mackway-Jones
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  3. Gabby Lomas
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Peter A. Driscoll BSc FRCS (ATLS Instructor; Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine) & Olive Goodall RGN (Clinical Nurse Manager in Emergency Medicine) (ATLS Instructor; Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine) &  (Clinical Nurse Manager in Emergency Medicine)

  2. Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Carl L. Gwinnutt MB BS FRCA (ATLS Instructor; Consultant Anaesthetist) (ATLS Instructor; Consultant Anaesthetist)

  3. Oregon, USA

    Cindy LeDuc Jimmerson RN CEN (Trauma System Design Consultant) (Trauma System Design Consultant)

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© 1993 P.A. Driscoll, C.L. Gwinnutt, C. LeDuc Jimmerson, O. Goodall

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Hodgetts, T., Mackway-Jones, K., Lomas, G. (1993). Major incide. In: Driscoll, P.A., Gwinnutt, C.L., Jimmerson, C.L., Goodall, O. (eds) Trauma Resuscitation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12158-8_19

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12158-8_19

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-54538-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-349-12158-8

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