"Recent global shocks, such as the 2008 financial crisis, have driven policy makers and industry strategists to re-examine how to prepare for and respond to events that can begin locally and propagate around the world with devastating effects on society and the economy. This rep…
This book is the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Contamination Emergencies: Monitoring, Understanding, Acting held in October 2010. The fourth in a series of conference proceedings this book develops themes from three previous, highly successful Water Contam…
The editors of this powerful reference summarize our current understanding of the complex psychological, behavioral, and social responses to disaster, and present a compelling case for intensifying our focus on delivery and intervention efforts.
Contributors in psychiatry, psychology, and post-traumatic stress disorder summarize current understanding of the psychological, behavioral, and social responses to disaster and present a case for intensifying intervention efforts. They examine the impact of trauma from the cell…
The sixth edition of this international bestselling emergency medicine handbook has been completely redesigned, revised and expanded to include the very latest evidence-based guidelines for interns, SHOs and junior doctors who are new to the emergency care setting. The text foll…
We live in a changed world, a world where the enemy is no longer in uniform on the other side of a trench. There is no longer an identified ''war zone'' and the ''enemy'' may be the innocent looking person standing next to us. Clear boundaries and an assumption of safety no long…
We live in a changed world, a world where the enemy is no longer in uniform on the other side of a trench. There is no longer an identified ''war zone'' and the ''enemy'' may be the innocent looking person standing next to us. Clear boundaries and an assumption of safety no long…
