1991 he was appointed as the first Professor of Disaster Medicine in Scandinavia and initiated and founded the Center for Research and Education in Disaster Medicine, University of Linköping. He has published more than 200 original articles, chapters and textbooks within the fields of Trauma and Disaster Medicine. He is Honorary Member of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery where he was President 2007 - 2008, the Scandinavian Surgical Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, The French Academy of Surgery, the Swedish Society of Disaster Medicine and the Hungarian Society for Military and Disaster Medicine.

Practical guide that covers the full range of disaster scenarios and is relevant to all medical staff

Addresses the entire spectrum of response from command and coordination through to the management of individual casualties

Will prove an invaluable aid to medical and nursing students, ambulance crew, and military personnel as well as medical specialists

Includes supplementary material: [...]

The major incident - definitions and demands on the health care system.- Major incidents: Examples and experiences.- The prehospital response.- Triage.- The hospital response.- Management of dead victims.- Incidents caused by physical trauma.- Incidents caused by fire and toxic gases.- Incidents in cold and wet environments.- Incidents caused by hazardous material.- Incidents caused by irradiation.- Infectious diseases and biological weapons.- Incidents caused by changes in nature and climate.- Combat casualty management.- Terrorist attacks on the civilian community.- Scoring systems related to outcome in severe injuries.- Psychological crisis support in major incidents.- Education and training.- Methodological development and research.