Field guide to wilderness medicine. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul S. Auerbach MD, MS, FACEP, MFAWM, FAAEM, Benjamin B. Constance MD, MBA, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM and Luanne Freer MD, FACEP, FAWM.
• Authors: Auerbach, Paul S; Constance, Benjamin B; Freer, Luanne
• 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.
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia? : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 969 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.02/52; Outdoor medical emergencies; Emergencies; Wilderness Medicine; Emergency Treatment; Wounds and Injuries -- therapy; Handbook; Fulltext; Handbooks; Internet Resources; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323597562; 9780323597579; 0323597564; 0323597572
• Related ISBNs: 9780323597555; 0323597556
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed February 12, 2019).
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