The War Injured Child

The War Injured Child
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9783031286131
ISBN-13 : 3031286138
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The War Injured Child by : Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah

Around 1 in 6 of the world’s children live in a conflict zone, and of these 357 million children, 165 million are affected by high intensity conflicts. Pediatric war injuries pose a huge challenge to health professionals treating such patients. The evidence base on the quality and scale of this challenge is scarce, and the majority of clinicians treating these patients are either not sufficiently experienced in the treatment of war injuries, are not pediatric surgeons, or both. The majority of the evidence in the literature comes from a small subset of children who were managed in well-resourced military facilities that differ drastically from the conditions in which the majority of war wounded children are treated. This book - the first of its kind - is a comprehensive and state-of-the art guide for both local and humanitarian non-pediatric specialists who are often forced to operate on and treat children with war injuries with little or no previous experience or training. It provides healthcare workers in conflict settings with knowledge and practical advice on the entire continuum of care, from point of injury, to treatment and reconstruction, to rehabilitation and mental health support. It is comprised of concise yet comprehensive overviews of the current status of the pediatric war casualty patient treatment and will help guide patient management based on evidence from the literature, clinical and surgical experience and ongoing research and will stimulate investigative efforts in this dynamic and active field of war medicine. The book draws on the knowledge and long experience of clinicians at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one of the largest tertiary care and referral centers in the Middle East, which has been the foremost civilian academic hospital treating war injuries, both adult and pediatric, initially from the Lebanese war and then the Iraqi and Syrian wars.

The Impact of War on Children

The Impact of War on Children
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Publisher : C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 1850654859
ISBN-13 : 9781850654858
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Impact of War on Children by : Graça Machel

Graca Machel, UNICEF's special rapporteur, also scrutinises sexual crimes in time of war, the fate of orphans, the disproportionate suffering of children endure in civil wars, and their special vulnerability to such side-effects of conflict as famine, disease and social fragmentation. "The Impact of War on Children" is an urgent call to action-for the commitment and tenacity needed to protect children from the atrocities of war. Children present a uniquely compelling motivation for mobilisation, and an opportunity to confront the problems that cause their suffering. This book is complemented by 16 evocative photographs by Sebastiao Salgado, a documentary photographer of world renown, covering Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Rwanda and elsewhere.

World Report on Child Injury Prevention

World Report on Child Injury Prevention
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9789241563574
ISBN-13 : 9241563575
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis World Report on Child Injury Prevention by : M. M. Peden

Child injuries are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Through this report, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. It should be seen as a complement to the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children released in late 2006 (that report addressed violence-related or intentional injuries). Both reports suggest that child injury and violence prevention programs need to be integrated into child survival and other broad strategies focused on improving the lives of children. Evidence demonstrates the dramatic successes in child injury prevention in countries which have made a concerted effort. These results make a case for increasing investments in human resources and institutional capacities. Implementing proven interventions could save more than a thousand children's lives a day.--p. vii.

What to Do About Your Brain-Injured Child

What to Do About Your Brain-Injured Child
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Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9780757051869
ISBN-13 : 0757051863
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis What to Do About Your Brain-Injured Child by : Glenn Doman

Glenn Doman—pioneer in the treatment of the brain-injured children and founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential—brings hope to thousands of children who have been sentenced to a life of institutional confinement. In What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child, Doman recounts the story of The Institutes’ tireless effort to refine treatment of the brain injured. He shares the staff’s lifesaving techniques and the tools used to measure—and ultimately improve—visual, auditory, tactile, mobile, and manual development. Doman explains the unique methods of treatment, and then describes the program with which parents can work with their own children at home in a familiar and loving environment. Included throughout are case histories, drawings, and helpful charts and diagrams.

The War on Kids

The War on Kids
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780190605551
ISBN-13 : 0190605553
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The War on Kids by : Cara H. Drinan

Despite inventing the juvenile court a little more than a century ago, the United States has become an international outlier in its juvenile sentencing practices. The War on Kids explains how that happened and how policymakers can correct the course of juvenile justice today.

Soul Repair

Soul Repair
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Publisher : Beacon Press
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 9780807029084
ISBN-13 : 0807029084
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Soul Repair by : Rita Nakashima Brock

The first book to explore the idea and effect of moral injury on veterans, their families, and their communities Although veterans make up only 7 percent of the U.S. population, they account for an alarming 20 percent of all suicides. And though treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder has undoubtedly alleviated suffering and allowed many service members returning from combat to transition to civilian life, the suicide rate for veterans under thirty has been increasing. Research by Veterans Administration health professionals and veterans’ own experiences now suggest an ancient but unaddressed wound of war may be a factor: moral injury. This deep-seated sense of transgression includes feelings of shame, grief, meaninglessness, and remorse from having violated core moral beliefs. Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini, who both grew up in families deeply affected by war, have been working closely with vets on what moral injury looks like, how vets cope with it, and what can be done to heal the damage inflicted on soldiers’ consciences. In Soul Repair, the authors tell the stories of four veterans of wars from Vietnam to our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan—Camillo “Mac” Bica, Herman Keizer Jr., Pamela Lightsey, and Camilo Mejía—who reveal their experiences of moral injury from war and how they have learned to live with it. Brock and Lettini also explore its effect on families and communities, and the community processes that have gradually helped soldiers with their moral injuries. Soul Repair will help veterans, their families, members of their communities, and clergy understand the impact of war on the consciences of healthy people, support the recovery of moral conscience in society, and restore veterans to civilian life. When a society sends people off to war, it must accept responsibility for returning them home to peace.

Lasting Wounds

Lasting Wounds
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Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

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War Surgery

War Surgery
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : UCBK:C107338471
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis War Surgery by : Christos Giannou

Accompanying CD-ROM contains graphic footage of various war wound surgeries.

From Horror to Hope

From Horror to Hope
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780197645970
ISBN-13 : 0197645976
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis From Horror to Hope by : Adjunct Professor of Public Health Barry S Levy

"War creates many individual and family tragedies. To a child, war may mean not having enough to eat and feeling sick. To a woman, it may mean persistent threat of physical or sexual assault. To an older person, it may mean there is no available medical care and no available medicine to control diabetes and high blood pressure. To a displaced person, it may mean separation from family members. To a military veteran, it may mean recurring nightmares. And to those whose parents, spouse, siblings, children, or other family members or friends were killed, it may mean eternal grief"--

Texas Child Injury Guide: What You Should Know Before You Call a Lawyer

Texas Child Injury Guide: What You Should Know Before You Call a Lawyer
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 65
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ISBN-10 : 9780557148042
ISBN-13 : 0557148049
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Texas Child Injury Guide: What You Should Know Before You Call a Lawyer by : David Todd

Austin, Texas child injury attorney David Todd explains what you should know before you call a lawyer when you child has been hurt by someone else's negligence. Learn how to avoid the common mistakes made by parents of injured children that can destroy their case. Protect your child's injury claim and learn how to pursue their accident case.