Surgery and Healing in the Developing World - Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Surgery and Healing in the Developing World - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Surgery and Healing in the Developing World - Dartmouth-Hitchcock

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Donald R. Laub Chapter 17 Lawrence Levy Chapter 7 Ahuka Ona Longombe Chapters 20, 21, 31, 32, 35, 36 K.M. Lusi Chapter 31 William P. Magee Chapter 21 Jeffrey A. Mazer Chapter 10 M. Mbusa Chapter 21 Donald E. Meier Chapter 16 Ronald C. Merrell Chapter 17 Donald C. Mullen Chapter 3 P. Nickson Chapter 31 Myaing Nyunt Chapter 40 Kedrick D. Pickering Chapter 14 Edgar Rodas Chapters 17, 39 Edgar B. Rodas Chapter 39 Eric L. Sarin Chapter 28 Douglas Walter Soderdahl Chapter 6 Douglas Wayne Soderdahl Chapter 6 John L. Tarpley Chapter 16 David C. Thompson Chapter 38 Hollee D. Vander Veen Chapter 9 Anthony M. Vandersteen Chapter 25 Laji Varghese Chapter 34 Glenn P. Verbrugge Chapter 18 John F. Williams Chapter 13 John E. Woods Chapter 2

Foreword Surgery and Healing in the Developing World The major thrust of this book is to present a collection of “how I do it” from 50 authors. The whole book is a valuable traveling companion for those attempting their first medical mission, or veterans of many such trips eager to better perform this art. There is an occasional familiar name among the authors, Robert Blanchard, a remarkable Canadian academic surgeon. His chapter will bring readers up-to-date on surgical infections. Blanchard’s experience extends into Pakistan and broadens our view of western commitment to medicine in the developing world. Diane Downing and Ahuka Ona Longombe worked together with the editor among the iodine-deficient Azandies, a neglected tribe in Zaire (Congo). In Surgery and Healing we find them on their own, each doing other things; both exemplify common sense to an uncommon degree. Longombe’s “Study of the Epidemiology and Treatment of Fractures” and “Surgical Training of Nurses for Rural Areas” merit careful attention. He learned by doing it over and over again. Longombe’s collaboration between equally well trained surgeons in Africa. Surgical improvisation is the result; it is often the most fun of all. Diane Downing’s chapter on “Tropical Nursing” demonstrates her experience perfectly. In addition to her experience she has a creative scientific mind and unquenchable spirit. Given the timing necessary for “Surgery and Healing” I’ve yet to read, “Medicine Writ Large in the Raw, Without Power or Plumbing” which, as in three other chapters, are solely written by Glenn Geelhoed himself. These insights should be valuable. On balance Glenn Geelhoed and his co-authors, give us a deep but unpretentious storehouse of good things to know about, surgery and healing in the developing world. Unquestionably, this is the right thing at the right time. We are grateful to all concerned. Timothy S. Harrison

Donald R. Laub<br />

Chapter 17<br />

Lawrence Levy<br />

Chapter 7<br />

Ahuka Ona Longombe<br />

Chapters 20, 21, 31, 32, 35, 36<br />

K.M. Lusi<br />

Chapter 31<br />

William P. Magee<br />

Chapter 21<br />

Jeffrey A. Mazer<br />

Chapter 10<br />

M. Mbusa<br />

Chapter 21<br />

Donald E. Meier<br />

Chapter 16<br />

Ronald C. Merrell<br />

Chapter 17<br />

Donald C. Mullen<br />

Chapter 3<br />

P. Nickson<br />

Chapter 31<br />

Mya<strong>in</strong>g Nyunt<br />

Chapter 40<br />

Kedrick D. Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Chapter 14<br />

Edgar Rodas<br />

Chapters 17, 39<br />

Edgar B. Rodas<br />

Chapter 39<br />

Eric L. Sar<strong>in</strong><br />

Chapter 28<br />

Douglas Walter Soderdahl<br />

Chapter 6<br />

Douglas Wayne Soderdahl<br />

Chapter 6<br />

John L. Tarpley<br />

Chapter 16<br />

David C. Thompson<br />

Chapter 38<br />

Hollee D. V<strong>and</strong>er Veen<br />

Chapter 9<br />

Anthony M. V<strong>and</strong>ersteen<br />

Chapter 25<br />

Laji Varghese<br />

Chapter 34<br />

Glenn P. Verbrugge<br />

Chapter 18<br />

John F. Williams<br />

Chapter 13<br />

John E. Woods<br />

Chapter 2

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