I NTERNATIONAL DISASTER NURSING will become a hallmark for the field of disaster health, and is testament to the broad scope of this dis- cipline. It is a coherent summary of what we know today and the evi- dence upon which the science of disaster health is based. The editors of this book have assembled experts in their respective areas of disaster health who include not only the nurses t…
Disasters come in many forms. Natural disasters kill one million people around the world each decade, and leave millions more homeless. Natural disasters may include earthquakes, floods and flashfloods, landslides and mud flows, wild land fires, winter storms, and others. Technological disasters include house and building fires, hazardous materials, terrorism, and nuclear power plant emerg…