Publisher's Synopsis
This work contains information for anyone anticipating involvement in a disaster response, and provides the level expected in the Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes. The diploma was set up by the Society of Apothecaries of London, laying the way for the formal recognition and assessment of disaster training.;Emphasis is given to areas that are not easily accessible to medical graduates, particularly those with direct application to the disaster setting. These include entomology, tropical medicine, the care of refugees, environmental and psychological problems, and legal and ethical issues. Of equal importance to disaster management is disaster prevention, and chapters have been included on various aspects of disaster reduction.
