Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies

Medicine for the Outdoors

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Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies

Medicine for the Outdoors

$31.99
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Unit price $31.99 each
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
  • 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

Details

ISBN
9780323680561
Binding
Paperback
Authors
Tate Higgins, Ali S Arastu, Paul S Auerbach
Publisher
Elsevier
Published Date
January 24, 2023
Language
English
Pages
576
Physical Info
0.87 in H x 8.98 in L x 5.98 in W (1.49 lb)

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