Field guide to wilderness medicine /
When you need fast medical advice in the great outdoors, Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine is the only place to turn. This quick-access guide is compact enough to fit in a backpack, yet detailed enough to include the definitions, clinical presentation, and treatment of the emergencies you're l...
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St. Louis, Mo. :
Mosby,
c1999.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. High-Altitude Medicine
- 2. Hypothermia
- 3. Frostbite and Trench Foot
- 4. Heat Illness
- 5. Burns and Smoke Inhalation
- 6. Lightning Injuries
- 7. Wilderness Trauma Emergencies: Assessment and Stabilization
- 8. Shock
- 9. Head Injury
- 10. Chest Trauma
- 11. Intraabdominal Injury
- 12. Maxillofacial Trauma
- 13. Orthopedic Injuries
- 14. Wounds (Laceration and Abrasion)
- 15. Firearm and Arrow Injuries
- 16. Fishhook Injury
- 17. Sprains and Strains
- 18. Blisters and Hot Spots
- 19. Life-threatening Emergencies (Rescue Breathing/CPR/Choking)
- 20. Allergic Reaction
- 21. Diabetic Emergencies
- 22. Genitourinary Tract Disorders
- 23. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
- 24. Wilderness Eye Emergencies
- 25. Dental Emergencies
- 26. Snake and Reptile Bites
- 27. Bites and Stings From Arthropods
- 28. Plant-Induced Dermatitis
- 29. Mushroom Toxicity
- 30. Animal Attacks and Zoonoses
- 31. Traveler's Diarrhea and Intestinal Protozoa.
- 32. Field Water Disinfection
- 33. Travel-Acquired Illnesses
- 34. Immunizations for Travel
- 35. Near Drowning and Cold Water Immersion
- 36. Scuba Diving-Related Disorders
- 37. Injuries From Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals
- 38. Envenomation by Marine Life
- 39. Seafood Toxidromes
- 40. Aquatic Skin Disorders
- 41. Search and Rescue
- 42. Avalanche Rescue
- 43. Wilderness Medical Kits.