Lizard Bites and Street Riots : Travel Emergencies and Your Health, Safety and Security

Adventurers and business travelers jaunt to different parts of the globe daily putting them at a greater risk of disease and unsafe situations. You have real reasons for concern regarding your health and safety while traveling in this dynamic world.- Fifty million people travel to the developing world each year and over a quarter of them report medical problems. - About 4 million are sick enough to seek medical care abroad or upon return. - Up to 50,000 travelers each year require medical evacuation.This book addresses a wide range of possible topics in a concise and easy reference format. It provides an excellent basis for travelers to recognize areas of concern.- Why most travelers do not carry medical evacuation coverage and why you must? - What do you do when you are bitten by an insect, have an allergic reaction, have a dental emergency, suffer a serious nosebleed, remove a fish hook from your finger, develop an unexplained fever, experience a pain in your belly, or even catch a cinder in the eye? - What do you do when you suffer a physical attack? The information given in Lizard Bites and Street Riots will increase your safety while driving or in a taxi, in a hotel or hostel, in a violent storm or earthquake, or faced with the unthinkable - terrorism, a hostage situation or even airline hijacking. Furthermore, you have guidance for legal matters and what to do after you return. Lizard Bites and Street Riots is your Passport to Travel Health and Safety!

Dr. Michael J. Manyak is a urologist, explorer, and corporate medical executive with significant expertise in expedition medicine. He is the former Chief Medical Officer for Triple Canopy, Inc., a large international high threat security firm. Dr. Manyak received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America, awarded to one in a thousand Eagle Scouts. He serves as vice president of the National Eagle Scout Association and heads the NESA World Explorer Program, sending nationally-selected Eagles on expeditions. Dr. Manyak has received several awards for educational and editorial activities, is a frequent national and international speaker, has numerous appearances on national networks, and was profiled by Washingtonian Magazine as one of 50 people selected as ''The Best and Brightest of Washington.'' He has published over 200 professional abstracts, book chapters, and refereed journal articles and has been granted 11 patents. He maintains his academic appointments as Adjunct Professor of Urology, Engineering, Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University.Rear Admiral Joyce M. Johnson, DO, MA USPHS (ret) is a physician with a breadth of global public health experience. She serves on various for-profit and non-profit boards and advisory committees. Dr. Johnson has worked on all seven continents. For over a decade she has been a consultant to the National Science Foundation on development of the health care system for Antarctica, and has been to the South Pole twice. RADM Johnson served in the U.S. Public Health Service (Rear Admiral, Upper Half.) Her last active duty assignment was with the U.S. Coast Guard as director, health and safety (Surgeon General). She managed the Coast Guard's health care system, including 150 sickbays and clinics worldwide. She also had responsibility for the Coast Guard's safety, security, and work-life programs. Dr. Johnson writes the monthly Ask the Doctor and Nutrition columns for the Military Officer Magazine (readership about 500,000), the regular Health Today: Q&A for Uniformed Services Journal , and writes on a range of health topics for lay and professional audiences. She is a frequent speaker at professional meetings. She is active with many professional associations and has served on expert committees including the National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine.Warren J. Young is the Director of Security Services and Business Continuity for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), based in Washington DC. In this capacity he is accountable for designing and implementing the safety and security program responsible for employees who travel to, and work in all 188 IMF member countries. To assist the IMF in achieving its objective of fostering global growth and economic stability worldwide, Mr. Young is responsible for the travel safety and security preparedness of up to 600 traveling personnel per day, who conduct an average of 8,500 overseas missions per year – many of which take place in some of the most challenging security environments on the planet. He is a former Head of Security for the Asian Development Bank, based in Manila Philippines and a former Regional Director of Operations (Asia Pacific) for the global risk and strategic consulting firm, Control Risks. He is a former Australian Army officer who served his country for 22 years in both conventional and Special Forces, participating in several overseas deployments including an operational tour of duty as a commander of a multi-national military force in Afghanistan, for which he was awarded the United Nations Special Service medal. Among other military awards, Mr. Young is also the recipient of the Australian Defense Force's Conspicuous Service Cross. As a security professional with more than 15 years of post-military international security experience, Mr. Young has traveled extensively throughout the world and has worked in many of the world's most dangerous countries to fulfill his responsibilities to these international organizations, often during periods of significant unrest or open conflict. Mr. Young is a graduate of the Australian Army Command and Staff College, where he later served as an instructor in leadership and military history and he has a master's degree in Business Administration.