Author: United States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency medical services
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Methodologies for the Evaluation and Improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems
Author: United States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency medical services
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Methodologies for the Evaluation and Improvement of Emergency Medical Services Systems
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Graduate School of ManagementPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ambulances
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Author: Dean T. JamisonPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821361805
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1449
Book Description
Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Crisis Standards of Care
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309253468
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catastrophic disasters occurring in 2011 in the United States and worldwide-from the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, to the earthquake in New Zealand-have demonstrated that even prepared communities can be overwhelmed. In 2009, at the height of the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of experts to develop national guidance for use by state and local public health officials and health-sector agencies and institutions in establishing and implementing standards of care that should apply in disaster situations-both naturally occurring and man-made-under conditions of scarce resources. Building on the work of phase one (which is described in IOM's 2009 letter report, Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations), the committee developed detailed templates enumerating the functions and tasks of the key stakeholder groups involved in crisis standards of care (CSC) planning, implementation, and public engagement-state and local governments, emergency medical services (EMS), hospitals and acute care facilities, and out-of-hospital and alternate care systems. Crisis Standards of Care provides a framework for a systems approach to the development and implementation of CSC plans, and addresses the legal issues and the ethical, palliative care, and mental health issues that agencies and organizations at each level of a disaster response should address. Please note: this report is not intended to be a detailed guide to emergency preparedness or disaster response. What is described in this report is an extrapolation of existing incident management practices and principles. Crisis Standards of Care is a seven-volume set: Volume 1 provides an overview; Volume 2 pertains to state and local governments; Volume 3 pertains to emergency medical services; Volume 4 pertains to hospitals and acute care facilities; Volume 5 pertains to out-of-hospital care and alternate care systems; Volume 6 contains a public engagement toolkit; and Volume 7 contains appendixes with additional resources.
Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030937202X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in the United States, following cancer and heart disease. Four out of five cardiac arrests occur in the home, and more than 90 percent of individuals with cardiac arrest die before reaching the hospital. First and foremost, cardiac arrest treatment is a community issue - local resources and personnel must provide appropriate, high-quality care to save the life of a community member. Time between onset of arrest and provision of care is fundamental, and shortening this time is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of death and disability from cardiac arrest. Specific actions can be implemented now to decrease this time, and recent advances in science could lead to new discoveries in the causes of, and treatments for, cardiac arrest. However, specific barriers must first be addressed. Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival examines the complete system of response to cardiac arrest in the United States and identifies opportunities within existing and new treatments, strategies, and research that promise to improve the survival and recovery of patients. The recommendations of Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival provide high-priority actions to advance the field as a whole. This report will help citizens, government agencies, and private industry to improve health outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest across the United States.
Emergency Medical Services Systems Research Projects (active as of August 30, 1976)
Author: National Center for Health Services ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency medical services
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Health planning reports subject index
Author: United States. Health Resources AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health planning
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
Research Grants Index
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Division of Research GrantsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
Book Description
Emergency Medical Services Systems Research Projects
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency medical services
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Descriptions of 39 research projects continuing or beginning in fiscal year 1976. Each entry includes project title, contract number, investigator, institution, funding, time period, and summary.
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