Medicine for the Outdoors E-Book: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies (7)

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Synopsis
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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Includes advanced topics valuable to physicians and expedition medical staff at all levels of training and experience.
Copyright:
2024

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780323680578
Related ISBNs:
9780323680561, 9780323321686, 9780323341547, 9780323340977
Publisher:
Elsevier
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors and Nature, Medicine
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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