In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. C Cheyenne Falat and Stephanie Lareau bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental and Wilderness Medicine. Emergency medicine physicians must be equipped with the knowledge to effectively care for patients who push the limits of this world and are exposed to the extremes of temperature, altitude, terrain, physical activity, flora and fauna-and even outer space. This issue addresses each of these topics with guidance from top experts in the field.
Heat-Related Illnesses Environmental Hypothermia Cold Injury Altitude-Related Illness Drowning Underwater and Scuba Diving Accidents Desert Medicine Endurance Sporting Events Tick-Borne Illnesses in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine Plant Dermatitis Animal Bites and Attacks Clinical Management of North American Snake and Marine Envenomations Lightning Strike Injuries Climate Change Spaceflight Environment
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