The nature of disasters / Volunteerism / The varying faces of disaster / Leadership and management in a disaster / Special populations in a disaster : the child and pregnant woman / Special populations in disasters : the elderly and disabled / Culture and disasters / The psychology of disasters / Communicating in a disaster / Legal and ethical considerations in a disaster / HAZMAT / Burns : overview of etiology, pathophysiology, and determining when referral is needed / Management of the burned trauma patient : from initial assessment to ultimate outcome / Burns in the mass casualty disaster environment / Upscaling burn management : the mass burn casualty incident application : CBRN / Bioterrorism : the use of biological agents / GEN-BOOKs that arise in a disaster