ABC of Conflict and Disaster (eBook)

Anthony D. Redmond, Peter F. Mahoney, James M. Ryan, Cara Macnab (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
80 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1287-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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

Inhalt

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 MacCormack.

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

Rezensionen

"...an easy to read and interesting basic text that offers readers
signposts to many relevant websites and references...One of the
greatest strengths of the ABC of Conflict and Disaster is
the attention it pays to the psychological aspects of disaster and
conflict recovery, an often overlooked aspect of humanitarian
relief work. The use of interesting and varied colour photographs
throughout the book also illustrates the horrors and reality of
this specialist area."

Emergency Nurse, May 2006

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.4.2009
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Vorwort: David Owen
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Medical Science • Medical Sciences Special Topics • Medizin • Spezialthemen Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1287-1 / 1444312871
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1287-4 / 9781444312874