Quickly and decisively manage any medical emergency you encounter in the great outdoors with Wilderness Medicine! World-renowned authority and author, Dr. Paul Auerbach, and a team of experts offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of emergencies and health problems encountered in situations where time and resources are scarce. Every day, more and more people are venturing into the wilderness and extreme environments, or are victims of horrific natural disasters...and many are unprepared for the dangers and aftermath that come with these episodes. Whether these victims are stranded on mountaintops, lost in the desert, injured on a remote bike path, or ill far out at sea, this indispensable resource--now with online access at www.expertconsult.com for greater accessibility and portability-- equips rescuers and health care professionals to effectively address and prevent injury and illness in the wilderness! This textbook is widely referred to as "The Bible of Wilderness Medicine."
Wilderness Medicine: Expert Consult
Table of contents
PART 1 Mountain Medicine 1 High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology 2 2 Avalanches 33 3 Lightning Injuries 60 PART 2 Cold and Heat 4 Thermoregulation 104 5 Accidental Hypothermia 116 6 Immersion Into Cold Water 143 7 Nonfreezing Cold-Induced Injuries 171 8 Frostbite 181 9 Polar Medicine 201 10 Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses 215 11 Clinical Management of Heat-Related Illnesses 232 PART 3 Burns, Fire, and Radiation 12 Wildland Fires: Dangers and Survival 240 13 Emergency Care of the Burned Victim 280 14 Exposure to Radiation From the Sun 294 15 Volcanic Eruptions, Hazards, and Mitigation 314 PART 4 Injuries and Medical Interventions 16 Injury Prevention: Decision Making, Safety, and Accident Avoidance 334 17 Principles of Pain Management 354 18 Taping and Bandaging 363 19 Splints and Slings 375 20 Emergency Airway Management 392 21 Wilderness Trauma and Surgical Emergencies 411 22 Wound Management 434 23 Improvised Medicine in the Wilderness 442 24 Hunting and Fishing Injuries 475 25 Tactical Medicine 488 26 Combat and Casualty Care 507 27 Wilderness Orthopedics 523 28 The Eye in the Wilderness 561 29 Foot Problems and Care 580 30 Wilderness Dentistry 594 31 Management of Facial Injuries 608 32 Wilderness Cardiology 628 33 Wilderness Neurology 635 34 Chronic Diseases and Wilderness Activities 645 35 Mental Health in the Wilderness 664 PART 5 Rescue and Survival 36 Wilderness Emergency Medical Services and Response Systems 674 37 Search and Rescue 687 38 Technical Rescue, Self-Rescue, and Evacuation 710 39 Litters and Carries 738 40 Helicopter Rescue and Aeromedical Transport 751 41 Essentials of Wilderness Survival 777 42 Principles of Meteorology and Weather Prediction 805 43 Jungle Travel and Survival 815 44 Desert Travel and Survival 837 45 Whitewater Medicine and Rescue 846 46 Caving and Cave Rescue 862 PART 6 Animals, Insects, and Zoonoses 47 Protection from Blood-Feeding Arthropods 872 48 Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases 883
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