Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Relief

Focusing on emergency medical humanitarian assistance, this accessible new text provides practical clinical guidance for those working in emergency medicine, critical care, and military medicine. New developments together with insights into current requirements for healthcare and emergency responses are reflected in this book.

List of contents

1. Humanitarianism 2. Sudden Onset Disasters 3. Specific Hazards 4. Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies 5. The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Initiative 6. Armed Conflict and Complex Emergencies 7. Deploying 8. Needs Assessments 9. Clinical considerations 10. Infectious Diseases and Outbreak Response 11. Triage 12. Working in another country

Product details

• Authors: Tony Redmond
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032753751
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275375-1
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Trauma Care Focus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Critical Care, MEDICAL / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Trauma & shock, Pain & pain management, Burns, Pain and pain management, Trauma and shock, Orthopaedics & fractures, Critical care surgery, Occupational medicine, Accident & emergency nursing, Accident and emergency nursing, Surgical orthopaedics and fractures, Aid and relief programmes, MEDICAL / Military Medicine