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Operation Crisis: Surgical Care in the Developing World during Conflict and Disaster
Adam L (Ed) Kushner
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Description for Operation Crisis: Surgical Care in the Developing World during Conflict and Disaster
Paperback. Stewart, Marten van Wijhe, Evan G. Wong Editor(s): Kushner, Adam L. Series: Operation Health. Num Pages: 136 pages, 18, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSR; MBD; MBN; MNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Surgical care is increasingly recognized as a critical component of global health, and strong surgical skills, teamwork, and poise under pressure become even more imperative during conflict or disaster. When faced with hospital bombings or devastating earthquakes, healthcare personnel must develop special techniques and abilities to ably care for patients despite limited resources and a disrupted health system. In Operation Crisis, Dr. Adam L. Kushner brings together 22 medical experts from around the world to recount their experiences in the field when disaster struck. These candid firsthand accounts from both local and international aid surgeons provide clinicians and public health ... Read more
Surgical care is increasingly recognized as a critical component of global health, and strong surgical skills, teamwork, and poise under pressure become even more imperative during conflict or disaster. When faced with hospital bombings or devastating earthquakes, healthcare personnel must develop special techniques and abilities to ably care for patients despite limited resources and a disrupted health system. In Operation Crisis, Dr. Adam L. Kushner brings together 22 medical experts from around the world to recount their experiences in the field when disaster struck. These candid firsthand accounts from both local and international aid surgeons provide clinicians and public health ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Operation Health
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421422084
SKU
V9781421422084
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Adam L (Ed) Kushner
Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS, is an associate in the Department of International Health and a faculty member in the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The founding director of Surgeons OverSeas, he has provided surgical care to patients in conflict, post-conflict, and disaster settings around the world. He is ... Read more
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