Orthopedics in Disasters Orthopedic Injuries in Natural Disasters and Mass Casualty Events /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wolfson, Nikolaj (Editor), Lerner, Alexander (Editor), Roshal, Leonid (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Orthopedics.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Traumatic Surgery.; Emergency Medicine.

This book is the first to address specifically the mechanisms and treatment of orthopedic injuries due to natural disasters and other mass casualty events. Casualty management is discussed in a range of contexts, including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, radiation incidents, transportation disasters,...