Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

by Ryan, James; Mahoney, Peter F.; Greaves, Ian; Bowyer, Gavin

• ISBN13: 9781852333485
• ISBN10: 1852333480
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine - A Practical Guideprovides a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment. Encompassing problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters, the book covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine - A Practical Guidecomprehensively tackles: - self-preparation of health professionals to face a range of medical and related problems which occur in hostile and remote environments; - war and disaster medicine, covering acute management, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention; - bridging the fields of medicine, nursing, international relations, history, politics and economics. The book also touches on nutrition, infection, trauma, psychiatry and psychological medicine and training. James Ryan, Leonard Cheshire Professor of Conflict Recovery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Peter F Mahoney, Consultant Anaesthetist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Conflict Medicine, Leonard Cheshire Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Ian Greaves, Lecturer in Conflict Medicine, Leonard Cheshire Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Gavin Bowyer, Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, UK.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE Medical Intervention and the World We Live In
The World in the New Millennium - Globalisation and Humanitarianism	3	(8)
Jim Ryan
John Lumley
The Spectrum of Conflict	11	(16)
Alan Hawley
Catastrophes - Natural and Man-made Disasters	27	(22)
Peter J. Baxter
Refugees and Internally Displaced People	49	(6)
Jim Ryan
David Childs
Medicine and Medical Aid in Remote Settings	55	(28)
Medical Aspects of Oil and Gas Exploration	55	(12)
Robert C. Mark
The Falkland Islands, Expedition Medicine and Ship's Doctor	67	(9)
Roger Diggle
Medicine at the Ends of the Earth	76	(7)
Iain C. Grant
Medical Interventions in Catastrophes and Conflict	83	(18)
Alan Hawley
The Players	101	(16)
The Humanitarian Aid Organisations	101	(7)
Cara Macnab
Deborah R. Aspogard
The Military - a Player, a Facilitator or the Cause of the Problem	108	(9)
David Morgan-Jones
SECTION TWO The Process and Related Issues
The Process	117	(14)
Steve Mannion
Eddie Chaloner
Claire Walford
Getting Involved	117	(4)
Preparation	121	(7)
Arriving	128	(1)
Coming Home	129	(2)
A Guide to the Medical Student Elective Abroad	131	(10)
Jane Zuckerman
Avoiding Trouble - Cultural Issues	141	(10)
J. Blunden
Campbell MacFarlane
Dealing With Trouble - the Wider Issues	151	(8)
Jeff Green
Psychological Aspects of the Provision of Medical Humanitarian Aid	159	(18)
Ian P. Palmer
SECTION THREE Planning, Related Issues and Clinical Care
Pre-Hospital Planning	177	(4)
Cara Macnab
Peter F. Mahoney
Aviation Medicine Aspects	181	(12)
Campbell MacFarlane
Communications Technology and Range	193	(20)
John F. Navein
Simon J. O'Neill
Craig H. Llewellyn
Spectrum of Capability and Applied Communications	213	(22)
John F. Navein
Simon J. O'Neill
Acute Medical Problems	235	(36)
Claire Walford
Shautek Nazeer
A. McGuinness
Jim Ryan
A. J. Thomas
Women's Health	271	(12)
Charles Cox
John Duckett
N.K. Jyothi
Children's Health	283	(10)
M. Gavalas
Shautek Nazeer
Claire Walford
A. Christodoulides
Trauma, Surgical and Related Conditions	293	(62)
Introduction - Scene-Setting	293	(1)
Jim Ryan
Orthopaedics and Trauma	294	(15)
Jim Ryan
A.J. Thomas
Scott Adams
Ballistics and Blast	309	(6)
Peter Hill
Abdominal and Acute Surgical Emergencies	315	(17)
Adam Brooks
Dental and ENT	332	(9)
Peter V. Dyer
Anaesthesia and Analgesia	341	(14)
Paul Wood
Peter F. Mahoney
SECTION FOUR Aftermath
Conflict Recovery	355	(12)
Jim Ryan
Matthew Fleggson
Caroline Kennedy
Hard Knocks and Hard Lessons	367	(12)
Jim Ryan
John Beavis
Tony Redmond
SECTION FIVE Resources
Publications	379	(6)
Jim Ryan
Peter Mahoney
A. J. Thomas
Checklists, Suppliers and Specialist Advice	385	(4)
Jim Ryan
Peter Mahoney
A. J. Thomas
Using the Internet to Access the World Wide Web (www)	389	(14)
Jim Ryan
Peter Mahoney
SECTION SIX And Finally
Index	403