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Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine de James M. Ryan

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

Editat de James M. Ryan, Adriaan P. C. C. Hopperus Buma, Charles W. Beadling, Aroop Mozumder, David M Nott, Norman M. Rich, Walter Henny, David Macgarty
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 ian 2014

Găsim în această a treia ediție a Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine o resursă clinică maturizată, fundamentată pe lecțiile învățate din desfășurări umanitare reale și pe studii de caz recente, precum analiza răspunsului medical la atentatele din Londra din 2005. Considerăm că această lucrare, editată sub coordonarea lui James M. Ryan și a unei echipe internaționale de experți, reprezintă un pilon esențial pentru profesioniștii care profesează în medii cu resurse limitate sau zone de conflict. Structura volumului este riguros organizată în secțiuni care transcend medicina de urgență clasică. Prima parte analizează mediul dezastrelor prin prisma noilor paradigme geopolitice, incluzând capitole dedicate eticii medicale, terorismului și sprijinului medical în operațiuni speciale. Ulterior, textul progresează către sănătatea publică și evaluarea nevoilor populațiilor afectate, oferind un cadru de lucru pentru organizare și logistică în situații de criză acută. Spre deosebire de manualele pur chirurgicale, acest ghid integrează aspecte de nutriție, boli infecțioase și psihiatrie, esențiale pentru reconstrucția sistemelor de sănătate post-conflict. Ca alternativă la Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics pentru rezidenți, Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine oferă avantajul unei abordări academice mai vaste, fiind conceput special pentru pregătirea examenului de specialitate DMCC. În timp ce titluri precum Field Hospitals de Elhanan Bar-On se concentrează strict pe infrastructura mobilă, volumul de față acoperă întregul spectru al asistenței, de la auto-pregătirea personalului medical până la managementul traumei majore în condiții de ostilitate.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781447129264
ISBN-10: 1447129261
Pagini: 996
Ilustrații: XXXII, 964 p. 100 illus., 86 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 59 mm
Greutate: 1.64 kg
Ediția:3rd edition 2014
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această lucrare medicilor, asistenților și coordonatorilor logistici care se pregătesc pentru misiuni internaționale sau examene de medicină de catastrofă. Cititorul câștigă o viziune sistemică asupra intervenției, învățând nu doar tehnici de tratament, ci și modul de navigare prin complexitatea politică și etică a zonelor de conflict. Este un instrument indispensabil pentru transformarea expertizei clinice din spital în eficiență operațională pe teren.

Despre autor

James M. Ryan este un expert recunoscut în medicina de catastrofă, cu o carieră dedicată pregătirii profesioniștilor pentru intervenții în medii ostile. Contribuția sa ca editor principal în acest volum reflectă experiența vastă în gestionarea crizelor umanitare. Alături de co-editori precum David M Nott, specialist renumit în chirurgia de război, Ryan a consolidat un colectiv de autori care îmbină rigoarea academică cu experiența practică dobândită pe fronturile de luptă și în zonele afectate de dezastre naturale, oferind o perspectivă multidisciplinară asupra îngrijirii pacienților.

Descriere scurtă

The first edition of conflict and catastrophe was produced in 2002 and a second, successful edition, followed in 2009. The decision to produce these works sprung from painful problems experienced by colleagues and authors themselves during many humanitarian and related deployments. The guide for both editions was to provide, in one volume, an entry level text covering all aspects of deployment, with an emphasis on medicine and healthcare in these environments. This third revised, expanded and updated edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide follows its successful predecessors in providing 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. This book comprehensively 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.

Cuprins

Section 1: The Disaster and Conflict Environment.- 1. New Paradigms: The World in the 21st Century- European Perspective.- 2. New Paradigms: The World in the 21st Century- A US Perspective.- 3. The Spectrum of Conflict.- 4. The Players- Humanitarian Organisations and their Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance.- 5. The Players- Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in the Humanitarian Space.- 6. Medical Ethics in Disasters.- 7. Medicine at High Altitudes.- 8. Medical Support of Special Operations.- 9. Terrorism 101.- Section 2: Disasters, Public Health, and Populations.- 10. Disasters: An Overview.- 11. Disasters: The London Bombings, 7th July 2005: Forward Medical Response.- 12. Responding to Acute Humanitarian Crises: Health Needs Assessment and Priorities for Intervention.- 13. Responding to Acute Humanitarian Crises: The Role of Health System Levers in Response, Recovery and Rebuilding to Protect Population Health.- 14. Responding to Acute Humanitarian Crises: Health Planning in Action "Operation Phoenix": A British Medical Aid Program to Sarajevo.- 15.Responding to Acute Humanitarian Crises: Health Care of Prisoners and Detainees.- 16. Standards of Care in Catastrophic Emergencies.- 17. Program Management and Assessment.- 18. Surveillance and Control of Communicable Disease in Conflicts and Disasters.- 19. The Sword of Damocles: Whither the Next Pandemic.- Section 3: Living and Working in Austere Environments.- 20. Getting there and Being Involved: Getting Involved.- 21. Getting there and Being Involved: Team Building and Maintenance.- 22. Safety and Security: Staying Safe and Effective- In a Humanitarian Context (Or as Safe as is Reasonably Possible When You Know You Should Have Stayed at Home!).- 23. Safety and Security: Thinking Ballistic- Aspects of Protection.- 24. Safety and Security: Mines and Weapons Awareness.- 25. Safety and Security: Health Risk Management- A Tool for Planning Force Health Protection.- 26.Applied Communications for Medical Professionals in Conflict and Catastrophe Situations.- 27. Psychosocial and Mental Health Care for the Deployed Staff of Rescue, Professional First Response and Aid Agencies, NGOs and Military Organisations.- Section 4: Hospitals and Health Systems.- 28. Conflict Recovery: Health Systems in Transition.- 29. Eating an Elephant: Intervening in Hospitals- Pristina.- 30. Military Medical Contribution to Indigenous (Military and Civilian) Health Sector Development (HSD) within Security and Stabilisation Operations.- 31. Military Health Services Support in Conflict.- 32. Evacuation and Transportation.- 33. Deployed Field Hospitals in the 21st Century.- Section 5: Clinical Care.- 34. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: A. Introduction- Scene-Setting.- 35. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Triage and Acute Care.- 36. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Ballistics and Blast.- 37. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Tropical Diseases.- 38. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Climate: Hot and Cold- An Aide.- 39. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Envenomations- Bites and Stings.- 40. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Head Injury.- 41. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Dental, Maxillofacial, Eye, and ENT.- 42. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Abdominal Complaints and Acute Surgical Emergencies.- 43. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Soft Tissues and Skeleton.- 44. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Surgery in the Tropics.- 45. Acute Problems and Emergency Surgery: Anaesthesia and Analgesia.- 46. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Casualty Management Principles.- 47. Women's Health.- 48. The Care of Children in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters.- 49. The Psychosocial and Mental Health of People Who Are Affected by Conflict, Catastrophes, Terrorism, Adversity, and Displacement.- Section 6: Resources.- 50. Preparing to Deploy: Materials and Information.- 51. RehabilitationDiagnostic Laboratories.- 52. Enablers and Confounders: Achieving the Mission.- 53. The Military Approach to Medical Planning.- 54. Accreditation in Field Medicine.- 55. Humanitarian Work in the Era of Modernising Medical Careers.- 56. Code of Behaviour.

Recenzii

From the reviews of the third edition:
“This update is intended to be a textbook for a course preparing those who would sit for the DMCC examination … . examinees and seasoned practitioners alike can benefit from this comprehensive discussion of medical humanitarian aid in austere situations. … It does a good job of outlining the information that any worker should understand before venturing into this type of environment. … it contains valuable information for those wishing to practice medicine in tenuous, under-resourced and/or unsafe international circumstances.” (Amy Elisa Stoesz, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2014)

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3e follows its successful predecessors in providing a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource-constrained environment.
Aimed at health professionals, Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide 3e encompasses problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters. It covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. This book will provide the reader with a mix of theory, opinion and practical advice to guide him through areas of conflicts, catastrophes and remote locations.

Caracteristici

Comprehensive coverage of the topic inside one cover Practical guidance from people with accepted expertise and current field experience A practical guide for medical aid personnel working in conflicts, catastrophes and remote areas Provides background knowledge of the 'climate' in which medical aid is delivered, explains how to get involved, how to stay safe, the differences in remote medicine, and how to get home and re-adjust The emphasis given to psychosocial and physiological health needs of volunteers The mix of theory, opinion and practical advice throughout the book