TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gursky,Elin A.
AU  - Fierro,Marcella F.
ED  - American Medical Association.
TI  - Death in large numbers: the science, policy, and management of mass fatality events 
SN  - 9781603596299 :
AV  - RA645.5 .D43 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - American Medical Association
KW  - Emergency medical services
KW  - Mass casualties
KW  - Disaster medicine
KW  - Medical emergencies
KW  - Disaster Planning
KW  - methods
KW  - Mass Casualty Incidents
KW  - Emergencies
KW  - Forensic Medicine
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Mass fatality events in history -- Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) events and risks -- DNA victim identification -- Forensic and odontology anthropology -- Radiology in mass fatalities and new imaging techniques -- Mass animal fatalities in response to animal health emergencies : depopulation and disposal of livestock -- Civil-military integration for mass fatality events -- Legal aspects of mass fatality events -- Financial aspects of mass fatality : compensation and reparation -- Psychological issues and mass death -- Critical aspects of mass fatality planning for state and local governments -- Risk communication during disasters and mass fatality events -- The role of the disaster mortuary operational response team (DMORT) in mass fatality events -- Social and cultural issues : resiliency and the role of family assistance centers -- The scale and scope of mass fatality : perspectives from two field studies -- Education and training of health professionals for mass fatality events -- Concluding remarks by the honorable Bob Graham
N2  - "A guide and reference to address the gap across the science, policy and management areas. Resource for diagnostic and decision making, offers the context in which to manage mass fatality"--Provided by publisher
ER  -