11. Special Incidents Rules

  1. Lieutenant Colonel Rob Russell MB, BS, MRCP(UK), FCEM, DipIMCRCSEd, RAMC Clinical Lead (Emergency and Critical Care) Consultant Senior Lecturer1,2,3,
  2. Colonel Timothy J Hodgetts CBE, QHP, MMEd, MBA, CMgr, FRCP, FRCSEd, FCEM, FIMCRCSEd, FIHM, FCMI, FRGS, L/RAMC Professor Consultant3,4,5,
  3. Colonel Peter F Mahoney OBE, TD, MSc, FRCA, L/RAMC Defence Professor Consultant5,6,
  4. Nicholas Castle MSc, DipIMCRCSEd, RGN, SRPara Nurse Consultant Honorary Research Fellow7,8

Published Online: 18 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444329681.ch11

Book Title

Disaster Rules

Disaster Rules

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How to Cite

Russell, L. C. R., Hodgetts, C. T. J., Mahoney, C. P. F. and Castle, N. (2010) Special Incidents Rules, in Disaster Rules, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444329681.ch11

Author Information

  1. 1

    Emergency Medicine, Peterborough, and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  2. 2

    Military Emergency Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, UK

  3. 3

    Emergency Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK

  4. 4

    College of Emergency Medicine, UK

  5. 5

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  6. 6

    Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK

  7. 7

    Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

  8. 8

    Durban University of Technology, Republic of South Africa

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 18 NOV 2010
  2. Published Print: 24 NOV 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405193788

Online ISBN: 9781444329681

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Keywords:

  • Special Incident Rules;
  • Casualty decontamination is a healthcare priority;
  • chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear (CBRN);
  • Chemical Personal Protective Equipment (CPPE);
  • Think once, think twice, think HAZMAT;
  • Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM);
  • Toxidrome recognition is all in the eyes;
  • The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC);
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Rule 63: Casualty decontamination is a healthcare priority

  • Rule 64: Consider your local utilities when planning for mass unconventional casualties

  • Rule 65: Unconventional incidents require unconventional assistance

  • Rule 66: With hazardous materials, presume the worst and respond accordingly

  • Rule 67: Think once, think twice, think HAZMAT

  • Rule 68: The 4 I's of CBRN exposure

  • Rule 69: Triage is expanded for CBRN casualties

  • Rule 70: A simple change in position can save lives

  • Rule 71: The solution to pollution is dilution

  • Rule 72: When decontaminating, prevent recontamination

  • Rule 73: A requirement for dexterity is a recipe for difficulty

  • Rule 74: When in doubt, wash it out – still in doubt, chop it out

  • Rule 75: Toxidrome recognition is all in the eyes

  • Rule 76: Patients present with biological syndromes, not laboratory diagnoses

  • Rule 77: Sepsis is the final fatal biological syndrome

  • Rule 78: Time–distance–shielding: the three principles of radiation protection

  • Rule 79: The radiation may kill in years, but the trauma kills in minutes

  • References

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