Foreword : Emergency management -- Introduction : Systematic approach to preparedness, management and response -- Chap. 1. Hospital role in large-scale operations -- Chap. 2. Hospital emergency management program (EMP) -- Chap. 3. Hospital emergency operations plan (EOP) systems description -- Chap. 4. Hospital emergency operations plan : concept of operations -- Chap. 5. Explosive and incendiary casualties -- Chap. 6. Chemical and radiation preparedness -- Chap. 7. Biological events -- Chap. 8. Special situations -- Chap. 9. Training, exercises and organizational learning -- Acronyms -- Index.