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9781444312874

ABC of Conflict and Disaster

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444312874

  • ISBN10:

    1444312871

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-04-01
  • Publisher: BMJ Books
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Humanitarian assistance: standards, skills, training, and experience
Natural disasters
Needs assessment of humanitarian crises
Public health in the aftermath of disasters
Military approach to medical planning in humanitarian operations
Principles of war surgery
The special needs of children and women
Displaced populations and long term humanitarian assistance
Psychological aspects of providing medical humanitarian aid
Conflict recovery and intervening in hospitals
Approaches to conflict resolution
Weapons of mass destruction - threats and responses
Index
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