InhaltsangabeSection 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. Rehabilitation Diagnostic Laboratories.- 5

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