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Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics book cover

1st Edition

Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics

By Alan Hawley, James Matheson Copyright 2010
336 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

336 Pages
by CRC Press
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Disaster medicine is a broad and dynamic field that encompasses the medical and surgical response to mass casualty incidents including rail, air, and road traffic accidents; domestic terrorism; and pandemic outbreaks. It also encompasses the global issues of conflict and natural catastrophe. Specialists in disaster medicine provide insight, guidance, and expertise on the principles and practice... Read more

Disaster Medicine: Evolution of a Specialty
The Medical Response to Domestic Terrorism and Major Incident Management
Managing National Mass Casualty Incidents
Classification of Disasters
Pre- and Post-Deployment
Medicine in the Field
Surgery in Disasters
Psychological Aspects of Conflict and Catastrophe
Marginalized Groups in Disasters
Healthcare in Refugee Populations
The Realities of War
The Hazards of the Job
The Ethics of Disaster Medicine
Electives in the Developing World

Biography

Dr James IDM Matheson MBBS, BA (Hons), Academic Foundation Programme, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Catastrophes & Conflict Forum, Royal Society of Medicine, Faculty of Conflict & Catastrophe Medicine, Society of Apothecaries, London

Professor Alan Hawley, OBE QHP, Professor of Disaster Medicine, Professor of Disaster Studies and Director of the Disasters and Resilience Centre, University of Glamorgan

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