| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : the evolving role of geographic information systems in hospital and healthcare emergency management / Ric Skinner A spatial approach to hazard vulnerability analysis by healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Using GIS to improve workplace and worker safety crisis management / Jeffrey M. Miller -- Infectious disease surveillance and GIS : applications for emergency management / Michael Olesen -- Role of GIS in interagency healthcare logistical support during emergencies / Jerry D. VanVactor -- Design concept for a location-based hazard vulnerability assessment tool for healthcare facilities / Ric Skinner -- Trauma center siting, optimization modeling, and GIS / Charles C. Branas [and others] -- Healthcare facility disaster planning : using GIS to identify alternate care sites / Johnathon A. Mohr, Gwenn M. Allen, and James L. Querry -- Multiscale enterprise GIS for healthcare preparedness in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others] |
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Hospital preparedness planning for evacuation and sheltering with GIS in South Carolina / Jared Shoultz [and others] -- Making sense out of chaos : improving prehospital and disaster response / Elizabeth Lea Walters, Stephen W. Corbett, and Jeff Grange -- Disaster preparedness for influenza at a community hospital network : a case study using GIS / Edward Rafalski [and others] -- Disaster preparedness and response for vulnerable populations : essential role of GIS for emergency medical services during the San Diego County 2007 firestorm / Isabel Corcos [and others] -- Natural disasters and the role of GIS in assessing need / Omar Ha-Redeye -- GIS application and a regionalized approach for mass casualty incident planning / Deborah H. Kim [and others] -- Building a GIS common operating picture for integrated emergency medical services and hospital emergency management response / Frank Zanka |
| Summary |
Offers a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response. Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, this book explores how GIS data is being used to assess need, determine surge capacity, and improve logistics in emergency or disaster scenarios |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Emergency medical services -- Geographic information systems
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Emergency management -- Geographic information systems
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Hospitals -- Emergency services.
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Emergency management.
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Emergency medical services.
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Geographic Information Systems
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Disaster Planning
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Emergency Medical Services
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emergency rooms.
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disaster planning.
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emergency medical centers.
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MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Emergency Medical Services.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- First Aid.
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Hospitals -- Emergency services
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Emergency management
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Emergency medical services
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Geografiska informationssystem.
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Akutvård.
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| Genre/Form |
Geographic information systems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Skinner, Ric
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| LC no. |
2009050505 |
| ISBN |
9781439821312 |
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1439821313 |
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9781439857052 |
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1439857059 |
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9780429246074 |
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0429246072 |
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