Expedition and wilderness medicine / edited by Gregory H. Bledsoe, Michael J. Manyak, David A. Townes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bledsoe, Gregory H., 1973- editor.

Manyak, Michael J., editor.

Townes, David A., editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor medical emergencies.

First aid in illness and injury.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 749 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Expedition & Wilderness Medicine

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With an increase in visits to remote and dangerous locations around the world, the number of serious and fatal injuries and illnesses associated with these expeditions has markedly increased. Medical personnel working in or near such locations are not always explicitly trained in the management of unique environmental injuries, such as high-altitude sickness, the bends, lightning strikes, frostbite, acute dehydration, venomous stings and bites, and tropical diseases. Many health care professionals seek training in the specialty of wilderness medicine to cope with the health risks faced when far removed from professional care resources, and the American College of Emergency Medicine has recently mandated that a minimum level of proficiency needs to be exhibited by all ER physicians in this discipline. This book covers everything a prospective field physician or medical consultant needs to prepare for when beginning an expedition and explains how to treat a variety of conditions in a concise, clinically oriented format.

Contents:

pt. I. Expedition planning

pt. II. Expeditions in unique environments

pt. III. Illness and injuries on expeditions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-63746-0

1-316-08644-5

1-139-64164-6

1-139-64926-4

1-139-63880-7

0-511-72220-6

1-139-64830-6

OCLC:

855968991