Disaster Medicine

A Case Based Approach

David MacGarty, David Nott

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Springer London Ltd
15 January 2014

Accident & emergency medicine; Critical care surgery

Whether switching on the TV, picking up a newspaper or simply logging on to the internet, one is constantly faced with images of natural disasters, conflict and human suffering. Humanity has experienced these problems throughout time and we have evolved methods and mechanisms for alleviating suffering, from trauma care following a traffic accident to international pacts and the Millennium Development Goals.

In exploring such diverse cases of aid intervention, Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach provides interesting, easily accessible content and context for understanding disaster medicine and global health. In each case the reader will be put in the position of the decision maker and as in real life some of the cases will portray success and some will show failure. It is hoped the reader will consider the issues and problems for themselves and perhaps consider things they would choose to do differently.

Written by a team of experts with extensive experience in the field and a progressive perspective Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach is a valuable text for students and professionals of disaster medicine.

Edited by: David MacGarty, David Nott
Imprint: Springer London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2013 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 6.889kg
ISBN: 9781447152286
ISBN 10: 144715228X
Pages: 390
Publication Date: 15 January 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: Disaster Response.- Immediate Response to Disasters.- Priorities in Post-Disaster Management.- Refugee Camps.- Complex Emergencies.- Security for the Humanitarian Worker.- Part 2: Global Players.- Global Development: Millennium Development Goals.- Non-governmental Organisations and Aid.- Developing Healthcare Systems.- International Aid.- Future of Global Health.- Part 3: Trauma and Surgery.- Pre-Hospital Care.- Mass Casualty Incident.- Military Trauma.- Tropical Surgery.- Surgery in Austere Environments.- Part 4: Tropical Medicine.- Polio & Vaccination Campaigns.- Malaria in Children.- Cholera: An Infectious Waterborne Disease.- HIV/AIDS.- Blinding Eye Diseases.- Part 5: Public Health.- Malnutrition.- Sexual & Reproductive Health.- Maternal and Neonatal health.- Mental Health Following Armed Conflict.- The Global Crisis in Non-Communicable Disease.

Reviews for Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach

From the reviews: This is an ambitious book on the many aspects of international disaster medicine. ... Directed at healthcare workers, this book would be useful to a range of readers from physicians involved directly with patient care to support staff who fill more distant roles. ... Chapters provide enough detail to give readers an appreciation of various aspects of disaster medicine. ... authors do a nice job of balancing the need to cover a given topic with the need to keep the book reasonably sized and practical. (Michael D. Zwank, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)