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Field guide to wilderness medicine

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Philadelphia : Elsevier, 2019Edition: 5th edDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 969 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates):illustrations (some color)ISBN:
  • 9780323597562
  • 9780323597555
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Contents:
High-altitude medicine -- Avalanche safety and rescue -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite and other cold-induced tissue injuries -- Heat illness -- Wildland fires -- Burns and smoke inhalation -- Solar radiation and photoprotection -- Lightning injuries -- Emergency airway management -- Emergency oxygen administration -- Trauma emergencies : assessment and stabilization -- Shock -- Head injury -- Chest trauma -- Intraabdominal injuries -- Maxillofacial trauma -- Orthopedic injuries, splints, and slings -- Firearm and arrow injuries/fishhook injury -- Lacerations, abrasions, and dressings -- Sprains and strains -- Foot problems and care -- Bandaging and taping techniques -- Pain management -- Life-threatening emergencies (rescue breathing/CPR/choking) -- Allergic reactions -- Cardiopulmonary emergencies -- Neurologic emergencies -- Diabetes emergencies -- Genitourinary tract disorders -- Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies -- Wilderness eye emergencies -- Ear, nose, and throat emergencies -- Dental emergencies -- Mental health -- Global humanitarian relief and disaster medicine -- Snake and other reptile bites -- Arthropod and mosquito bites and stings -- Protection from blood-feeding arthropods -- Toxic plants -- Mushroom toxicity -- Animal attacks -- Zoonoses -- Diarrhea and constipation -- Field water disinfection -- Hydration and dehydration -- Malaria -- Travel-acquired illnesses -- Immunizations for travel -- Drowning and cold-water immersion -- Scuba diving-related disorders -- Injuries from nonvenomous aquatic animals envenomation by marine life -- Seafood toxidromes -- Aquatic skin disorders -- Search and rescue -- Improvised litters and carries -- Aeromedical transport -- Survival -- Knots -- Wilderness medical kits -- Children in the wilderness -- Emergency veterinary medicine -- Leave no trace -- Appendices. Avalanche resources -- Glasgow coma scale, simplified motor score, and other measures of responsiveness -- SCAT5 sport concussion assessment tool -- Lake Louise score for the diagnosis of acute mountain sickness -- Contingency supplies for wilderness travel -- Repair supplies for wilderness travel -- Priority medical equipment -- Antimicrobials -- Wilderness eye kit -- Recommended oral antibiotics for prophylaxis of domestic animal and human bite wounds -- Therapy for parasitic infections -- Suggested basic contents of a survival kit for temperate to cold weather sample winter survival kit -- Sample desert survival kit -- Sample camp and survival gear for jungle travel -- Vehicle cold weather survival kit -- Pediatric wilderness medical kit: basic supplies -- Drug stability in the wilderness -- Guide to initial dosage of certain antivenoms for treating bites by medically important snakes outside the Americas."
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High-altitude medicine -- Avalanche safety and rescue -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite and other cold-induced tissue injuries -- Heat illness -- Wildland fires -- Burns and smoke inhalation -- Solar radiation and photoprotection -- Lightning injuries -- Emergency airway management -- Emergency oxygen administration -- Trauma emergencies : assessment and stabilization -- Shock -- Head injury -- Chest trauma -- Intraabdominal injuries -- Maxillofacial trauma -- Orthopedic injuries, splints, and slings -- Firearm and arrow injuries/fishhook injury -- Lacerations, abrasions, and dressings -- Sprains and strains -- Foot problems and care -- Bandaging and taping techniques -- Pain management -- Life-threatening emergencies (rescue breathing/CPR/choking) -- Allergic reactions -- Cardiopulmonary emergencies -- Neurologic emergencies -- Diabetes emergencies -- Genitourinary tract disorders -- Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies -- Wilderness eye emergencies -- Ear, nose, and throat emergencies -- Dental emergencies -- Mental health -- Global humanitarian relief and disaster medicine -- Snake and other reptile bites -- Arthropod and mosquito bites and stings -- Protection from blood-feeding arthropods -- Toxic plants -- Mushroom toxicity -- Animal attacks -- Zoonoses -- Diarrhea and constipation -- Field water disinfection -- Hydration and dehydration -- Malaria -- Travel-acquired illnesses -- Immunizations for travel -- Drowning and cold-water immersion -- Scuba diving-related disorders -- Injuries from nonvenomous aquatic animals envenomation by marine life -- Seafood toxidromes -- Aquatic skin disorders -- Search and rescue -- Improvised litters and carries -- Aeromedical transport -- Survival -- Knots -- Wilderness medical kits -- Children in the wilderness -- Emergency veterinary medicine -- Leave no trace -- Appendices. Avalanche resources -- Glasgow coma scale, simplified motor score, and other measures of responsiveness -- SCAT5 sport concussion assessment tool -- Lake Louise score for the diagnosis of acute mountain sickness -- Contingency supplies for wilderness travel -- Repair supplies for wilderness travel -- Priority medical equipment -- Antimicrobials -- Wilderness eye kit -- Recommended oral antibiotics for prophylaxis of domestic animal and human bite wounds -- Therapy for parasitic infections -- Suggested basic contents of a survival kit for temperate to cold weather sample winter survival kit -- Sample desert survival kit -- Sample camp and survival gear for jungle travel -- Vehicle cold weather survival kit -- Pediatric wilderness medical kit: basic supplies -- Drug stability in the wilderness -- Guide to initial dosage of certain antivenoms for treating bites by medically important snakes outside the Americas."

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