title: Disaster medicine: an emerging specialty.
abstract: The diverse nature of natural and man-made disasters demands a wide range of medical skills and resources from any attendant clinician. Working in a hostile environment may also require armed protection. This article considers the types of disasters, their medical requirements and the training of doctors wishing to be involved in this field of medicine. It includes a description of the Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lumley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters / Q000145:classification; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013038:Specialization; D006113:United Kingdom