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Medicine for the Outdoors

Medicine for the Outdoors

The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies

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For nearly 40 years, Medicine for the Outdoors:: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies has been the take-along manual of choice for anyone venturing into the mountains, forest, desert, or on water. This essential guide provides highly illustrated, easy-to-follow guidance on immediate stabilization and treatment of persons with virtually any possible medical problem-designed for on-the-spot use when higher-level medical care is not accessible. Written by experts in outdoor medicine, this updated edition helps you manage any situation until medical personnel can take over.
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Elsevier
93866
9780323680561
9780323680561

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Publication date
2023
Issue number
7
Cover
paperback
Pages count
576
Dimensions (mm)
152 x 229
Weight (g)
730
  • PART ONE: General Information
    How to Use This Book
    Before You Go
    General First Aid Principles
    Patient Assessment-A Structured Approach to Emergencies in the Outdoors
    PART TWO: Major Medical Problems
    An Approach to the Unconscious Victim
    Chest Injury
    Serious Lung Disorders
    Chest Pain
    Bleeding
    Shock
    Head Injury
    Allergic Reaction
    Seizure
    Fractures and Dislocations
    Amputation
    Burns
    Inhalation Injuries
    Abdominal Pain
    Problems of Ovaries and Vagina
    Disorders of the Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostate
    Problems of the Penis and Testicles
    Emergency Childbirth
    Diabetes
    Stroke
    Infectious Diseases
    PART THREE: Minor Medical Problems
    General Symptoms
    Head (Including Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Mouth)
    Upper Respiratory Disorders
    Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
    Skin Disorders
    Minor Bruises and Wounds
    Musculoskeletal Injuries
    Mental Health (Psychiatric) Emergencies
    PART FOUR: Disorders Related to Specific Environments
    Injuries and Illnesses Due to Cold
    Injuries and Illnesses Due to Heat
    Wildland Fires
    High Altitude-Related Problems
    Snakebite
    Insect and Arthropod Bites
    Lightning Strike, Tornado (Cyclone), Hurricane (Typhoon), Flood,Earthquake, Tidal Wave (Tsunami), Landslide (Mudslide), Volcano, and Snow Avalanche
    Hazardous Aquatic Life and Aquatic Infections
    Underwater Diving Accidents
    Drowning
    Animal Attacks
    Wild Plant and Mushroom Poisoning
    PART FIVE: Miscellaneous Information
    Oxygen Administration
    Water Disinfection
    Motion Sickness
    Jet Lag
    Personal Safety in an Age of Conflict, Kidnapping, and Terrorism
    First Aid Kits
    Physicians Abroad
    Immunizations
    Transport of the Injured Victim
    Ground-to-Air Distress Signals
    Lost People
    Procedures
    Dealing With Death
    APPENDICES
    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 Five: Emergency Canine Medicine
    GLOSSARY (INCLUDING ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS)
    INDEX
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