GEMC:Prehospital / Disaster / Mass Casualty Medicine
General
This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project's Prehospital / Disaster / Mass Casualty Medicine section. For point of care treatment information see the respective category page and non-GEMC notes.
Open Access
Audiovisual
Podcasts
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Video
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Slide Sets
- Airway Management with Rich Levitan sides (talk in Podcasts) http://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/levitan-handout.pdf
Written Resources
Journal Articles
Guidelines
- 2003 NAEMSP Guidelines for Withholding or Termination of Resuscitation in Prehospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest: http://www.naemsp.org/MDC%20References%20for%20Website/Guide%20to%20Field%20Termination%20of%20traumatic%20cardiac%20arrest.pdf
- 2003 NAEMS Guidelines for Air Medical Dispatch: http://www.naemsp.org/Documents/POSITION%20GuidelinesforAirMedicalDispatch.pdf
- National Association of EMS Physician Position Statements: http://www.naemsp.org/Pages/Position-Statements.aspx
Book Chapters
Blog Articles
- The Prehospital “Nonstandard Patient Position” Sign: http://regionstraumapro.com/post/55779795815
- 45 Seconds – Memoirs of an ER Doctor: Personal Account of the Joplin, MO Tornado: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/06/memoirs-of-an-er-doctor/
Pediatric
Not Open Access
Audiovisual
Podcasts
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Written Resources
Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 7th ed.
- Chapter 190 Emergency Medical Services: Overview and Ground Transport
- Chapter 191 Air Medical Transport
- Chapter 192 Tactical Emergency Medicine Support and Urban Search and Rescue
- Chapter 193 Disaster Preparedness
- Chapter 194 Weapons of Mass Destruction
Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed.
- Chapter 01 Emergency Medical Services
- Chapter 02 Prehospital Equipment and Adjuncts
- Chapter 03 Air Medical Transportation
- Chapter 04 Neonatal and Pediatric Transport
- Chapter 05 Mass Gatherings
- Chapter 06 Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Chapter 07 Natural Disasters
- Chapter 08 Bomb, Blast, and Crush Injuries
- Chapter 09 Chemical Agents and Mass Casualties
- Chapter 10 Bioterrorism and Response: Implications for the Emergency Clinician
- Chapter 11 Radiation Injuries
Fleisher: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 6th ed.
- Chapter 06 Emergency Medical Services and Transport Medicine
- Chapter 07 Emergency Department Recognition and Management of Victims of Biological and Chemical Terrorism
Auerbach: Wilderness Medicine, 6th ed.
- Chapter 36 Wilderness Emergency Medical Services and Response Systems
- Chapter 37 Search and Rescue
- Chapter 38 Technical Rescue, Self-Rescue and Evacuation
- Chapter 40 Helicopter Rescue and Aeromedical Transport
- Chapter 86 Natural Disaster Medicine
- Chapter 88 Global Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Relief
- Chapter 89 Natural and Human-Made Hazards: Disaster Risk Management Issues