Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The World in the New Millennium - Globalisation and Humanitarianism....Pages 3-10
The Spectrum of Conflict....Pages 11-25
Catastrophes - Natural and Man-Made Disasters....Pages 27-48
Refugees and Internally Displaced People....Pages 49-53
Medicine and Medical Aid in Remote Settings....Pages 55-82
Medical Interventions in Catastrophes and Conflict....Pages 83-99
The Players....Pages 101-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Process....Pages 117-130
A Guide to the Medical Student Elective Abroad....Pages 131-139
Avoiding Trouble - Cultural Issues....Pages 141-149
Dealing with Trouble - The Wider Issues....Pages 151-158
Psychological Aspects of the Provision of Medical Humanitarian Aid....Pages 159-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Pre-Hospital Planning....Pages 177-180
Aviation Medicine Aspects....Pages 181-192
Communications Technology and Range....Pages 193-211
Spectrum of Capability and Applied Communications....Pages 213-234
Acute Medical Problems....Pages 235-270
Women’s Health....Pages 271-281
Children’s Health....Pages 283-292
Trauma: Surgical and Related Conditions....Pages 293-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Conflict Recovery....Pages 355-365
Hard Knocks and Hard Lessons....Pages 367-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Publications....Pages 379-383
Checklists, Suppliers and Specialist Advice....Pages 385-388
Using the Internet to Access the World Wide Web (www)....Pages 389-397
Back Matter....Pages 399-409