Books

Emergencies in Clinical Medicine

by Page, Piers, Skinner, Greg

fromEmergencies in-- series

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This book is an easy-to-use guide to the management of common medical emergencies. Emergencies nearly always present first to the junior doctor, either as a result of direct observation on the ward, or a phone call from nursing staff when on call. The key to their management is …

Humanitarianism in question: politics, power, ethics

by Barnett, Michael N., Weiss, Thomas G., (Thomas George)

fromCornell paperbacks

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This volume addresses the humanitarian identity crisis, including humanitarianism's relationship to accountability, great powers, privatization and corporate philanthropy, warlords, and the ethical evaluations that inform life-and-death decision making during and after emergenci…

Humanitarianism in question: politics, power, ethics

by Barnett, Michael N., Weiss, Thomas G., (Thomas George)

fromCornell paperbacks

0 Type: Book

This volume addresses the humanitarian identity crisis, including humanitarianism's relationship to accountability, great powers, privatization and corporate philanthropy, warlords, and the ethical evaluations that inform life-and-death decision making during and after emergenci…

The unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why

by Ripley, Amanda, Crown Publishers

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"Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we …

The unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why

by Ripley, Amanda

0 Type: Book

Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we b…

The dead and the gone

by Pfeffer, Susan Beth

fromLast survivors

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At the moment the asteroid hits the moon, Alex Morales' young life changes. Forever. As freak weather engulfs the globe, New York is plunged into a nightmare from which many will never wake. With no food, no electricity, and no parents, Alex must keep himself and his sisters ali…