This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural
disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected.
Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides
as well as nuclear incidents and biological warfare both nationally
and internationally.
It covers both logistical planning and medical aid as well as
post-conflict recovery, offering psychological as well as medical
and public health support.
It prepares aid workers for a range of roles in all possible
situations.
Innehållsförteckning
1 Humanitarian assistance: standards, skills, training, and
experience .
Marion Birch, Simon Miller.
2 Natural disasters .
Anthony D Redmond.
3 Needs assessment of humanitarian crises .
Anthony D Redmond.
4 Public health in the aftermath of disasters
.
Eric K Noji.
5 Military approach to medical planning in humanitarian
operations .
Martin C M Bricknell, Tracey Mac Cormack.
6 Principles of war surgery .
Steve J Mannion, Eddie Chaloner.
7 The special needs of children and women .
John Seaman, Sarah Maguire.
8 Displaced populations and long term humanitarian
assistance .
Maria Kett.
9 Psychological aspects of providing medical humanitarian
aid .
Ian Palmer.
10 Conflict recovery and intervening in hospitals
.
James M Ryan, Peter F Mahoney, Cara Macnab.
11 Approaches to conflict resolution .
Ewan W Anderson.
12 Weapons of mass destruction – threats and
responses .
Christine Gosden, Derek Gardener.
Index
Om författaren
Anthony Redmond, Bramhall, UK
Peter Mahoney, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham,
UK
James Ryan, University College London, UK
Cara Macnab, University College London, UK
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