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Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for wilderness emergency care /

Contributor(s): Forgey, William W.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Guilford, Conn. : Falcon Guide, c2006Edition: 5th ed.Description: ix, 124 p.ISBN: 0762741023; 9780762741021.Subject(s): Mountaineering injuries | First aid in illness and injury | Wilderness survival | Medical emergencies | Emergencies | Emergency Treatment | Recreation | Travel | Wounds and InjuriesDDC classification: 616.025 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
Wilderness evacuation -- Myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes, and CPR -- Submersion injuries -- Traumatic brain injury -- Spinal injury -- Wound management -- Burn management -- Orthopedic injuries -- Eye pathology -- High-altitude illness -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite/immersion foot -- Heat-related illnesses -- Lightning injuries -- Field water disinfection -- Oral fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Botanical encounters -- Marine envenomations and poisonings -- Wild land-animal attacks -- Reptile envenomations -- Arthropod envenomations -- Tick-transmitted diseases -- Substance abuse in wilderness settings -- Anxiety and stress reactions in the wilderness -- Wilderness medical kits -- Immunizations.
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Wilderness evacuation -- Myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes, and CPR -- Submersion injuries -- Traumatic brain injury -- Spinal injury -- Wound management -- Burn management -- Orthopedic injuries -- Eye pathology -- High-altitude illness -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite/immersion foot -- Heat-related illnesses -- Lightning injuries -- Field water disinfection -- Oral fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Botanical encounters -- Marine envenomations and poisonings -- Wild land-animal attacks -- Reptile envenomations -- Arthropod envenomations -- Tick-transmitted diseases -- Substance abuse in wilderness settings -- Anxiety and stress reactions in the wilderness -- Wilderness medical kits -- Immunizations.

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