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This conveniently sized guide is an invaluable point of reference for all who travel and take part in outdoor, wilderness and mountain activities. Written by doctors with a wealth of wilderness specific experience, it provides a comprehensive summary of wilderness first aid and medicine - that is, managing accident or illness in remote locations without immediate access to help - giving you confidence in your ability to deal with any situation that may arise.

All topics are clearly referenced and easy to find, with chapters covering preparation, prevention, accident protocol, diagnosis, treatment and evacuation. From life-threatening emergencies to broken bones and sprains, infectious diseases, food poisoning, envenomation and respiratory problems, the book sets out all the crucial protocol and procedures to follow. It covers a wide range of different environments, including high altitude, desert, polar, tropical and marine, dealing with risk management and a variety of different scenarios. In addition, suggestions for first-aid kits and lists of medications and antibiotics (with dosage) can be found in the appendices.

Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine: Essential for expeditions: mountaineers, hillwalkers and explorers - jungle, desert, ocean and remote areas

Accident and illness protocol

Acronyms and abbreviations

Conversion tables

Preface

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Part 1: The fundamentals

1. Prevention

2. Positioning and moving a victim

3. Medications - what you need to know

4. Pain management





Part 2: Accident and illness protocol

5. Accident and illness protocol in a wilderness setting

6. Primary survey - dealing with life-threatening emergencies

7. Primary survey for specific situations

8. Shock prevention and stabilization

9. Secondary survey - working out what the problem is

10. Evacuation





Part 3: Problems and their treatment

11. Spinal and head injuries

12. Burns

13. Broken bones, dislocations, sprains and strains

14. Wounds

15. Bites, stings and nasty plants

16. Cold weather problems

17. Hot weather problems

18. Dehydration

19. Diarrhoea and food poisoning

20. Abdominal (belly) problems

21. Respiratory problems

22. Altitude illness - AMS, HACE and HAPE

23. Drowning and diving problems

24. Infectious diseases

25. Eyes, ears and mouth

26. Skin problems

27. Gender-specific problems and STIs

28. Other problems





Appendix 1 Chart of medications

Appendix 2 Antibiotics

Appendix 3 Rescue request form

Appendix 4 Marine envenomation

Appendix 5 Altitude illness flowchart

Appendix 6 Lake Louise Score (LLS)

Appendix 7 Avalanche rescue flow chart

Appendix 8 The skeleton and internal organs

Appendix 9 First aid kits

Appendix 10 Useful contacts and sources of information





Index of diagrams

Index

Basic life support (BLS) in the wilderness