Based on Dr. Auerbach's renowned Wilderness Medicine text, Field
Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition, is your portable,
authoritative guide to the full range of medical and emergency
situations that occur in non-traditional settings. Useful for
experienced physicians as well as advanced practice providers, this
unique medical guide covers an indispensable range of topics in a
well-illustrated, highly condensed format - in print or on any
mobile device - for quick access anytime, anywhere. An easy-access
presentation ensures rapid retrieval and comprehension of
wilderness medical information, with "Signs and Symptoms" and
"Treatment" sections, bulleted lists, and quick-reference text
boxes in every chapter. All chapters are thoroughly up to date,
including new information on travel medicine, medications,
immunizations, and field treatment of common conditions.
Step-by-step explanations from wilderness medicine experts cover
the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of
wilderness emergencies and show you how to improvise with available
materials. Comprehensive coverage includes dive medicine and
water-related emergencies, mountain medicine and wilderness
survival, global humanitarian relief and disaster medicine,
high-altitude medicine, pain management, and much more. Line
drawings and color plates help you quickly and accurately identify
skin manifestations, plants, poisonous mushrooms, snakes, insects,
and more. Useful appendices address everything from
environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies,
medicines, and many additional topics of care. Expert ConsultT
eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook
experience allows you to search all of the text, tables and figures
from the book on a variety of devices.
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