Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine A Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ryan, James M. (Editor), Hopperus Buma, Adriaan P.C.C (Editor), Beadling, Charles W. (Editor), Mozumder, Aroop (Editor), Nott, David M. (Editor), Rich, Norman M. (Editor), Henny, Walter (Editor), MacGarty, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Nursing.; Orthopedics.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; Traumatic Surgery.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
• Physical Description: XXXII, 964 p. 100 illus., 86 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781447129271

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3e follows its successful predecessors in providing a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment. Aimed at health professionals, Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3e encompasses problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters. It covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. This book will provide the reader with a mix of theory, opinion and practical advice to guide him through areas of conflicts, catastrophes and remote locations.