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A ‘how-to’ book for medical aid workers – doctors, nurses and paramedics – working in hostile environments (natural disasters, man-made disasters, conflict in all its forms and remote or austere industrial settings). This manual provides information on what is going on, how to get involved, how to get ready, guidance on what to do out there, and how to get home bridging the fields of medicine, nursing international relations, politics, economics and history.
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MEDICAL INTERVENTION & THE WORLD WE LIVE IN: The new millennium – globalisation & conflict.- The world since 9/11 & 7/7.- New paradigms.- Spectrum of conflict.- Natural & Man made disasters.- Remote, austere & resource limited (Oil & Gas, oceans, mountains & desert) .- The players NGOs, IGOs & the Military.- Medical/health intervention.- LIVING & WORKING: Getting involved.- Planning.- Clothing, immunisations, personal equipment.- Hazards – Staying safe.- Mines.- Personal security.- Communications/GPS/Telemed.- Psychological aspects.- Taking care of the home front, job protection.- CONFLICT, DISASTER & PUBLIC HEALTH: Displacement & migration.- Refugees & IDPs.- Health threats & principles of intervention.- Protection-based physical planning.- International Humanitarian Law.- Conflict recovery.- CLINICAL CARE: Pre-Hospital planning.- Aviation medicine.- Communications Technology.- Capability & applied communications.- Acute medical problems.- Women’s health.- Children’s health.- Trauma, surgical & related conditions. Introduction.Orthopaedics & Trauma.Ballistics & Blast.Abdominal & Acute Surgical Emergencies.Dental & ENT. Anaesthesia & Analgesia.- CASE STUDIES: Multi-agency/multiple angle perspectives.- Tsunamis (Sri Lanka) .- Earthquake (Turkey, Iran & Pakistan) .- Storms & Floods (New Orleans) .- Failed States.- The Middle East.- Recent conflicts.- Terrorism – 9/11, Madrid & 7/7.- CREDENTIALING, EDUCATION & TRAINING – THE DMCC EXAMINATION: Essential knowledge & skills.- Assessment of competency.- RESOURCES: Publications.- Checkists, Suppliers, & Specialist Advice.- Using the Internet.- ‘AND FINALLY’
Bahasa Inggeris ● Format PDF ● Halaman-halaman 644 ● ISBN 9781848003521 ● Saiz fail 7.5 MB ● Penyunting Adriaan P.C.C. Hopperus Buma & David Burris ● Penerbit Springer London ● Bandar raya London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2009 ● Edisi 2 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 2151801 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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