Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2014)

The first edition of conflict and catastrophe was produced in 2002 and a second, successful edition, followed in 2009. The decision to produce these works sprung from painful problems experienced by colleagues and authors themselves during many humanitarian and related deployments. The guide for both editions was to provide, in one volume, an entry level text covering all aspects of deployment, with an emphasis on medicine and healthcare in these environments. This third revised, expanded and updated edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide follows its successful predecessors in providing 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. This book 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer London
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
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
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	964
Edition:	3rd ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-1-4471-2926-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Accident & emergency medicine > General
LSN:	1-4471-2926-1
Barcode:	9781447129264

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