Key Features
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Covers key information on a wide range of disorders related to specific environments, including natural disasters, high-altitude problems, water-related incidents, heat- and cold-related illnesses, and wildland fires.
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Provides easy-to-understand recommendations for dealing with animal attacks, venomous wildlife, wild plant and mushroom poisoning, minor and major medical problems, infectious diseases, water disinfection, and severe bleeding.
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Discusses key topics, including antibiotics, medicines, opioid overdose treatment, wound closure techniques, severe bleeding, spinal assessment and immobilization, tourniquets, the use of a Gamow bag for severe altitude illness, splinting, dental emergencies, disaster preparedness, global conflict guidelines, canine medicine, today's infectious disease threats, and much more.
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Includes up-to-date guidelines, even more helpful illustrations and diagrams, and a new chapter: Patient Assessment: A Structured Approach to Emergencies in the Outdoors.
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Includes advanced topics valuable to physicians and expedition medical staff at all levels of training and experience.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
| ISBN | 9780323680561 |
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| Product Format | Book |
| Publication Date | 2023 |
| Author Information | By Tate Higgins; Ali S. Arastu and Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, MFAWM, FAAEM, Redlich Family Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California |
| Table of Content | 1.1 How to Use this Book 1.2 Before You Go 1.3 General First Aid Principles 1 1.4 Patient Assessment - A Structured Approach to Emergencies in the Outdoors 2.1 An Approach to the Unconscious Victim 2.2 Chest Injury 2.3 Serious Lung Disorders 2.4 Chest Pain 2.5 Bleeding 2.6 Shock 2.7 Head Injury 2.8 Allergic Reaction 2.9 Seizure 2.10 Fractures and Dislocations 2.11 Amputation 2.12 Burns 2.13 Inhalation Injuries 2.14 Abdominal Pain 2 2-15 Problems of the Ovaries and Vagina 2-16 Disorders of the Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostate 2.17 Problems of the Penis and Testicles 2.18 Emergency Childbirth 2.19 Diabetes 2.20 Stroke 2.21 Infectious Diseases 3.1 General Symptoms 3.2 Head (Also Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Mouth) 3.3 Upper Respiratory Disorders 3.4 Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract 3.5 Skin Disorders 3.6 Minor Bruises and Wounds 3.7 Musculoskeletal Injuries 3.10 Mental Health (Psychiatric) Emergencies 4.1 Injuries and Illnesses Due to Cold 4.2 Injuries and Illnesses Due to Heat 4.3 Wildland Fires 4.4 High Altitude-Related Problems 4.5 Snakebite 4.6 Insect and Arthropod Bites 4.7 Lightning Strike, Tornado (Cyclone), Hurricane (Typhoon), Flood, Earthquake, Tidal Wave (Tsunami), Landslide (Mudslide), Volcano, and Snow Avalanche 4.8 Hazardous Aquatic Life and Aquatic Infections 4.9 Underwater Diving Accidents 4.10 Drowning 4.11 Animal Attacks 4.12 Wild Plant and Mushroom Poisoning 5.1 Oxygen Administration 5.2 Water Disinfection 5.3 Motion Sickness 5.4 Jet Lag Appendix Five: Personal Safety in an Age of Global Conflict, Kidnapping, and Terrorism 5.5 First Aid Kits 5.6 Physicians Abroad 5.7 Immunizations 5.8 Transport of the Injured Victim 5.9 Ground-to-Air Distress Signals 5.10 Lost People 5.11 Procedures 5-12 Dealing with Death Appendix One: Commonly Used Drugs (Medications) and Doses Appendix Two: Conversion Tables Appendix Three: Guidelines for Prevention of Diseases Transmitted via Human Blood and Other Bodily Fluids Appendix Four: Commonly Used Applications of the SAM Splint Appendix Six: Emergency Canine Medicine Glossary (Including Acronyms and Abbreviations) Index |
| Publication Date | 09-02-2023 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Trim | 229 x 152 (6 x 9) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
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