Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical GuideJames Ryan, Peter F. Mahoney, Ian Greaves, Gavin Bowyer Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine - A Practical Guide provides a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment. Encompassing problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters, the book covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine - A Practical Guide comprehensively tackles: - self-preparation of health professionals to face a range of medical and related problems which occur in hostile and remote environments; - war and disaster medicine, covering acute management, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention; - bridging the fields of medicine, nursing, international relations, history, politics and economics. The book also touches on nutrition, infection, trauma, psychiatry and psychological medicine and training. James Ryan, Leonard Cheshire Professor of Conflict Recovery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Peter F Mahoney, Consultant Anaesthetist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Conflict Medicine, Leonard Cheshire Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Ian Greaves, Lecturer in Conflict Medicine, Leonard Cheshire Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Gavin Bowyer, Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, UK. |
Contents
Objectives | |
Natural Disasters | |
The Absolutist Views of Warfare | |
WhatIs Remote? | |
Conclusions | |
Expectations | |
Refugees and Internally Displaced People | |
Aircraft Safety | |
Communications Technology and Range | |
Summary | |
Spectrum of Capability and Applied Communications | |
Multiple andMass Casualties | |
Communicable Diseases Associated with Mass Gatherings Grouped byMeans ofTransmission | |
Climate Hot and Cold | |
Wound Management | |
Logistics | |
Examples of the Industry in Conflict and Catastrophe | |
Staffing | |
Arctic Medical Problems | |
Humanitarian Aid Agencies | |
Conclusions | |
Motivation Qualifications andSkills Integration of Overseas Experience with an NHS Career | |
AGuide to the Medical Student Elective Abroad | |
Culture and Religion | |
Preventative Measures | |
Deciding to | |
Acknowledgement | |
Conclusion | |
Ongoing Health Care | |
Further Reading | |
Conclusions | |
Fractures and Dislocations | |
Abdominal Pain and Acute Surgical Emergencies | |
Summary | |
EyeInjuries EarNose and Throat | |
Related Topics inThis Handbook | |
Development | |
Hard Knocks and Hard Lessons | |
Recommended Publications | |
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