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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auerbach, Paul S.
Other Authors: Weiss, Eric A. (Professor of emergency medicine), Donner, Howard J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c1999.
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.