While serving as a physician overseas in resource-poor countries, Dr. James Chambers recognized the need for a practical, portable reference for non-specialist healthcare providers to orient them to common issues when serving in new situations, whether due to geography, austere environments, or complex humanitarian disasters. Field Guide to Global Health and Disaster Medicine draws on the experience, training, and perspectives of committed healthcare providers from diverse nations and backgrounds to provide the most essential information for maximum utility in the field—whether in a refugee camp, operating room, disaster response scene, or other demanding environment.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Table of Contents - p. xv 3. Chapter 1 Before You Leave Home: Immunizations and Preventive Measures for Travel - p. 1 4. Chapter 2 Global Infectious Diseases: Four Steps Toward a Differential Diagnosis - p. 19 5. Chapter 3 Specific Infectious Diseases - p. 51 6. Chapter 4 Laboratory Techniques and Procedures - p. 147 7. Chapter 5 Nutritional Diseases of Low- and Middle-Income Countries - p. 167 8. Chapter 6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 187 9. Chapter 7 Bites and Stings - p. 199 10. Chapter 8 Global Toxicology - p. 209 11. Chapter 9 Environmental Diseases and Injuries - p. 221 12. Chapter 10 Public Health and Field Epidemiology - p. 249 13. Chapter 11 Refugees and Internally-Displaced Persons - p. 271 14. Chapter 12 Austere Surgery and Anesthesia - p. 289 15. Chapter 13 Mental Health in Crisis Regions - p. 321 16. Chapter 14 Radiological, Biological, and Chemical Agents - p. 329 17. Chapter 15 Medical Response to Disasters - p. 347 18. Chapter 16 Considerations for Pandemic Preparedness and Response - p. 357 19. Chapter 17 Strengthening and Supporting Health Systems - p. 367 20. Index - p. 383
While serving as a physician overseas in resource-poor countries, Dr. James Chambers recognized the need for a practical, portable reference for non-specialist healthcare providers to orient them to common issues when serving in new situations, whether due to geography, austere environments, or complex humanitarian disasters. Field Guide to Global Health and Disaster Medicine draws on the experience, training, and perspectives of committed healthcare providers from diverse nations and backgrounds to provide the most essential information for maximum utility in the field—whether in a refugee camp, operating room, disaster response scene, or other demanding environment.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Table of Contents - p. xv 3. Chapter 1 Before You Leave Home: Immunizations and Preventive Measures for Travel - p. 1 4. Chapter 2 Global Infectious Diseases: Four Steps Toward a Differential Diagnosis - p. 19 5. Chapter 3 Specific Infectious Diseases - p. 51 6. Chapter 4 Laboratory Techniques and Procedures - p. 147 7. Chapter 5 Nutritional Diseases of Low- and Middle-Income Countries - p. 167 8. Chapter 6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 187 9. Chapter 7 Bites and Stings - p. 199 10. Chapter 8 Global Toxicology - p. 209 11. Chapter 9 Environmental Diseases and Injuries - p. 221 12. Chapter 10 Public Health and Field Epidemiology - p. 249 13. Chapter 11 Refugees and Internally-Displaced Persons - p. 271 14. Chapter 12 Austere Surgery and Anesthesia - p. 289 15. Chapter 13 Mental Health in Crisis Regions - p. 321 16. Chapter 14 Radiological, Biological, and Chemical Agents - p. 329 17. Chapter 15 Medical Response to Disasters - p. 347 18. Chapter 16 Considerations for Pandemic Preparedness and Response - p. 357 19. Chapter 17 Strengthening and Supporting Health Systems - p. 367 20. Index - p. 383
