title: Nursing in the world's war zones.
abstract: This article describes the difficult decisions faced by healthcare workers providing treatment in conflict areas to civilians as well as combatants. While endeavouring to provide the best possible care including, where practicable, follow-up treatment, they daily face the risk of kidnap, attack, takeover of hospital facilities, the seizure of drugs and medical equipment, as well as having to negotiate checkpoints. Care is provided in conflict zones by charities and military medical facilities.
authors.forename: Jasmine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malone
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008888:Military Nursing; D009729:Nursing; D012066:Relief Work; D012449:Safety; D006113:United Kingdom; D014838:Volunteers; D014857:Warfare