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Deliver quality healthcare in the most challenging field conditions
"Dr Iserson has given us a most remarkable book. Many readers may
be familiar with David Werner's lay healthworker book, Where There
Is No Doctor; this new volume could be titled Where There Is a
Doctor-But No Stuff. Drawing from his experience providing care in
international, wilderness, and disaster settings, he has compiled
an impressive collection of bare-bones equipment and work-around
strategies to provide the best possible care in resource-poor
settings. While presenting many creative examples, the purpose of
the book is not to offer an exhaustive list of solutions to missing
resource challenges but to inspire creativity in readers who may
find themselves needing to improvise." -- Family Medicine Full of
practical clinical pearls and proven strategies, this indispensible
guide shows you how to operate outside your comfort zone and devise
effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools
(medications, equipment, and staff) are unavailable-or when you
need to provide care outside of your specialty. Improvised Medicine
is a must for anyone who plans to work in global, disaster, or
other resource-poor settings. FEATURES: Simple-to-follow
directions, diagrams, and illustrations describe practical
techniques and the improvised equipment necessary to provide
quality care during crises. Contains improvisations in anesthesia
and airway management, dentistry, gynecology/obstetrics, infectious
disease/laboratory diagnosis, internal medicine, otolaryngology,
pediatrics and malnutrition, orthopedics, psychiatry, and surgery.
Also includes basic disaster communication techniques,
post-disaster forensics, a model hospital disaster plan, and
innovative patient-transport methods. LEARN HOW TO: Make an
endotracheal tube in seconds Perform digital-oral and
blind-nasotracheal intubations Make plaster bandages for
splints/casts Give open-drop ether, ketamine drips, and halothane
Use subcutaneous/intraperitoneal rehydration/transfusion Make ORS
and standard nutrition formulas Clean, disinfect, and sterilize
equipment for reuse Warm blood units in seconds inexpensively
Take/view stereoscopic x-rays with standard equipment Quickly and
easily stop postpartum hemorrhage Fashion surgical equipment from
common items Evacuate patients easily for high-rise hospitals Make
esophageal and precordial stethoscopes Quickly improvise a saline
lock Make ECG electrode/defibrillator pads and ultrasound gel
General
Imprint: |
McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2011 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Kenneth Iserson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
578 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-07-175497-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
|
LSN: |
0-07-175497-0 |
Barcode: |
9780071754972 |
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