For nearly 40 years, Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide
to First Aid and Medical Emergencies has been the take-along manual
of choice for anyone venturing into the mountains, forest, desert,
or on water. This essential guide provides highly illustrated,
easy-to-follow guidance on immediate stabilization and treatment of
persons with virtually any possible medical problem-designed for
on-the-spot use when higher-level medical care is not accessible.
Written by experts in outdoor medicine, this updated edition helps
you manage any situation until medical personnel can take over.
Covers key information on a wide range of disorders related to
specific environments, including natural disasters, high-altitude
problems, water-related incidents, heat- and cold-related
illnesses, and wildland fires. Provides easy-to-understand
recommendations for dealing with animal attacks, venomous wildlife,
wild plant and mushroom poisoning, minor and major medical
problems, infectious diseases, water disinfection, and severe
bleeding. Discusses key topics, including antibiotics, medicines,
opioid overdose treatment, wound closure techniques, severe
bleeding, spinal assessment and immobilization, tourniquets, the
use of a Gamow bag for severe altitude illness, splinting, dental
emergencies, disaster preparedness, global conflict guidelines,
canine medicine, today's infectious disease threats, and much more.
Includes up-to-date guidelines, even more helpful illustrations and
diagrams, and a new chapter: Patient Assessment: A Structured
Approach to Emergencies in the Outdoors. Includes advanced topics
valuable to physicians and expedition medical staff at all levels
of training and experience. Enhanced eBook version included with
purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text,
figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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