NCJ Number
226040
Date Published
2008
Length
289 pages
Annotation
The focus of this book is on those basics that are needed by crisis and disaster responders in the field, providing an integrated approach to force protection and acute care.
Abstract
Consisting of 22 chapters, this book is designed to aid in practical, day-to-day, on-the-scene disaster response and crisis intervention by all interveners. Since it is not possible to cover all areas of disaster work adequately in one book, the scope of the book was limited to two areas: immediate psychological care of those affected by disaster and force protection (focusing on the psychological preparation and care for disaster responders). The book focuses on the basics that are needed by responders in the field, and is an integrated approach to force protection and acute care. The presentation is ordered in such a way as to provide quick and easy access to the information needed from the initial deployment, to the final debriefing. The intent is to help responders be effective when handling the psychosocial problems of victims and of responders as they are presented. It reflects what is known in the field without all the theory. The lists, procedures, suggestions, and guidelines are field tested and directly related to field situations. The book was designed so that it could be used as a self-contained guide to disaster response, and could be appropriately used as a supplemental text in related emergency management, crisis intervention, and disaster psychology classes. Appendixes, bibliography, references, and indexes