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Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

A Practical Guide

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Editors:
  1. Adriaan P. C. C. Hopperus Buma

    1. Inspector General Military Health Care, Ministry of Defence (MOD NL), The Netherlands

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  2. David G. Burris

    1. Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA

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  3. Alan Hawley

    1. Former Army Staff College, Camberley, UK

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  4. James M. Ryan

    1. Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA
      St George's University of London, Tooting, UK

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  5. Peter F. Mahoney

    1. Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK

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  • Practical guidance from people with accepted expertise current field experience

  • A practical guide for medical aid personnel working in conflicts, catastrophes and remote areas

  • Provides background knowledge of the 'climate' in which medical aid is delivered, explains how to get involved, how to stay safe, the differences in remote medicine, and how to get home and re-adjust

  • Focuses on psychosocial and physiological health needs of volunteers

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Players and Paradigms

    1. Baghdad Christmas

      • David R. Steinbruner
      Pages 3-3

    2. New Paradigms: The Changed World Since 9/11

      • James M. Ryan
      Pages 5-12

    3. The World Seems to be Crumbling Around Us

      • David R. Steinbruner
      Pages 13-15

    4. The Spectrum of Conflict

      • Alan Hawley
      Pages 17-30

    5. The Players: Humanitarians, Militaries, Industry and Private Security Companies

      • M. Kett, A. van Tulleken, Martin C. M. Bricknell, T. Spicer, K. Morland, Bob Mark
      Pages 31-73

    6. Interfaces

      • David R. Steinbruner, Martin C. M. Bricknell, Robin Cordell, David C. Mcloughlin
      Pages 75-88

    7. Conflict and the Media

      • Daloni A. Carlisle
      Pages 89-100

    8. Remote Medicine

      • Steven A. Bland, Iain C. Grant, Sundeep Dhillon
      Pages 101-121

  3. Disasters, Public Health, and Populations

    1. Disasters: An Overview

      • Tony Redmond, Steven A. Bland
      Pages 125-149

    2. Responding to Acute Humanitarian Crises: Health Needs Assessment and Priorities for Intervention

      • Aroop Mozumder
      Pages 151-175

    3. The Military Approach to Medical Planning

      • Martin C.M. Bricknell
      Pages 177-187

    4. Health Risk Management Matrix: A Medical Planning Tool

      • Martin C. M. Bricknell, Gareth Moore
      Pages 189-195

    5. Surveillance and Control of Communicable Disease in Conflicts and Disasters

      • Tim Healing
      Pages 197-222

    6. Health Planning in Action: Rwanda Crisis

      • Alan Hawley
      Pages 223-239

    7. Health Planning in Action “Operation Phoenix”: A British Medical Aid Program to Sarajevo

      • Tony Redmond, John F. Navein
      Pages 241-250

    8. Health Care of Prisoners and Detainees

      • Maarten Hoejenbos, Adriaan Hopperus Buma
      Pages 251-260

    9. Populations and People

      • David R Steinbruner
      Pages 261-263

  4. Introduction: Living and Working

    1. Getting There and Being Involved

      • David R. Steinbruner, Steve Mannion, David R. Steinbruner, Kenneth I. Roberts
      Pages 267-286

    2. Safety and Security

      • Garry M. Vardon-Smith, Kenneth I. Roberts, Kenneth I. Roberts, Bob Mark
      Pages 287-314
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About this book

Six years have passed since the first edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine was published. Those 6 years have not been peaceful: conflict has continued in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Middle East. Terrorist attacks have continued around the world and London has had its first experience of suicide bombings. The landscape for humanitarian work is dangerous and challenging. The aim of this second edition is in line with the first edition – to provide an ent- level resource for people working (or considering work) in a hostile environment. Contributors with real hard one practical experience have been invited to share their views, and they do this with a raw honesty in a variety of writing styles. The second edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine has benefited from these contributions, and we hope our prospective readers will do so as well. The book editors are donating their royalties from this book to the charity “Help for Heroes’. Adriaan Hopperus Buma Alan Hawley David G. Burris James M. Ryan Peter F. Mahoney v Preface to the First Edition This work is intended as an entry-level text aimed at medical, nursing and pa- medical staff undertaking work in a hostile environment.

Reviews

From the reviews of 1st edition:

"[T]akes a welcome step towards collating essential knowledge, both theoretical and practical, for healthcare workers contemplating humanitarian work." (Douglas M. Bowley, JRSM, September 2002, vol 95, 472-473 )

"[R]epresents and ambitious project with a broad scope of interests. Few books take health care providers through every step of relief work, from contemplating their own motivations and suitability for the task and packing safe and practical clothing. Alternately handbook and reference book, this collection offers advise for settings in which the ‘medicine is often more straightforward than the logistics.’ It should prove most useful for providers who are inexperienced in rendering health care outside of the traditional hospital or clinic setting, whatever their level of training." (Rebecca S. Newton, NEJM, 13.03.2003, 1070-71)

"[A] very useful book for all physicians, nurses and paramedics, as well as other medical professionals who consider or plan to join the ranks of many thousands of humanitarian aid workers. This book would also be an excellent entry-level course book for various introductory courses, workshops and other educational activities. [T]his book takes an enormous step in helping to understand and act in appropriate manner. I certainly would pack this book along next time I go." (Ari Leppaniemi, Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, March 2002, vol 91, 127-128)

"I strongly recommend it for any student considering an elective, doctor considering a post-graduate posting or brief locum in an area of conflict, or administrator working with a humanitarian organization. It is an excellent book which could be made even better in a second edition." (Michael Jones, Tropical Doctor, April 2003, vol 33, 125)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inspector General Military Health Care, Ministry of Defence (MOD NL), The Netherlands

    Adriaan P. C. C. Hopperus Buma

  • Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA

    David G. Burris, James M. Ryan

  • Former Army Staff College, Camberley, UK

    Alan Hawley

  • St George's University of London, Tooting, UK

    James M. Ryan

  • Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK

    Peter F. Mahoney

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: Adriaan P. C. C. Hopperus Buma, David G. Burris, Alan Hawley, James M. Ryan, Peter F. Mahoney

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-352-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84800-352-1Published: 02 April 2009

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XX, 644

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Emergency Medicine, Traumatic Surgery, Surgical Orthopedics, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Nursing

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