Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach

WhetherswitchingontheTV,pickingupanewspaperorsimplyloggingontotheinternet,oneisconstantlyfacedwithimagesofnaturaldisasters,conflictandhumansuffering.Humanityhasexperiencedtheseproblemsthroughouttimeandwehaveevolvedmethodsandmechanismsforalleviatingsuffering,fromtraumacarefollowingatrafficaccidenttointernationalpactsandtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.Inexploringsuchdiversecasesofaidintervention,DisasterMedicine:ACaseBasedApproachprovidesinteresting,easilyaccessiblecontentandcontextforunderstandingdisastermedicineandglobalhealth.Ineachcasethereaderwillbeputinthepositionofthedecisionmakerandasinreallifesomeofthecaseswillportraysuccessandsomewillshowfailure.Itishopedthereaderwillconsidertheissuesandproblemsforthemselvesandperhapsconsiderthingstheywouldchoosetododifferently.WrittenbyateamofexpertswithextensiveexperienceinthefieldandaprogressiveperspectiveDisasterMedicine:ACaseBasedApproachisavaluabletextforstudentsandprofessionalsofdisastermedicine.,