Overview
Comprehensive coverage of the topic inside one cover
Practical guidance from people with accepted expertise and 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
The emphasis given to psychosocial and physiological health needs of volunteers
The mix of theory, opinion and practical advice throughout the book
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Table of contents (56 chapters)
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The Disaster and Conflict Environment
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Disasters, Public Health, and Populations
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Reviews
From the reviews of the third edition:
“This update is intended to be a textbook for a course preparing those who would sit for the DMCC examination … . examinees and seasoned practitioners alike can benefit from this comprehensive discussion of medical humanitarian aid in austere situations. … It does a good job of outlining the information that any worker should understand before venturing into this type of environment. … it contains valuable information for those wishing to practice medicine in tenuous, under-resourced and/or unsafe international circumstances.” (Amy Elisa Stoesz, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Editors: James M. Ryan, Adriaan P.C.C. Hopperus Buma, Charles W. Beadling, Aroop Mozumder, David M. Nott, Norman M. Rich, Walter Henny, … David MacGarty
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2927-1
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2926-4Published: 27 January 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6805-8Published: 27 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2927-1Published: 13 January 2014
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXXII, 964
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Emergency Medicine, Traumatic Surgery, Surgical Orthopedics, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Nursing