Medicine for the outdoors : the essential guide to first aid and medical emergencies / Tate Higgins, Ali S. Arastu, Paul S. Auerbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgins, Tate, author.

Arastu, Ali S., author.

Auerbach, Paul S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First aid in illness and injury.

Outdoor medical emergencies.

Medical emergencies.

Recreation.

First Aid--methods.

Emergencies.

Wilderness Medicine.

First Aid.

recreation.

Medical Subjects:

First Aid--methods.

Emergencies.

Recreation.

Wilderness Medicine.

First Aid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 561 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2024]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"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"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Before you go

General first aid principles

Patient assessment-a structured approach to emergencies in the outdoors

An approach to the unconscious victim

Chest injury

Serious lung disorders

Chest pain

Bleeding

Shock

Head injury

Allergic reaction

Seizure

Fractures and dislocations

Amputation

Burns

Inhalation injuries

Abdominal pain

Problems of ovaries and vagina

Disorders of the kidneys, bladder, and prostate

Problems of the penis and testicles

Emergency childbirth

Diabetes

Stroke

Infectious diseases

General symptoms

Head (including eye, ear, nose, throat, and mouth)

Upper respiratory disorders

Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract

Skin disorders

Minor bruises and wounds

Musculoskeletal injuries

Mental health (psychiatric) emergencies

Injuries and illnesses due to cold

Injuries and illnesses due to heat

Wildland fires

High altitude-related problems

Snakebite

Insect and arthropod bites

Lightning strike, tornado (cyclone), hurricane (typhoon), flood, earthquake, tidal wave (tsunami), landslide (mudslide), volcano, and snow avalanche

Hazardous aquatic life and aquatic infections

Underwater diving accidents

Drowning

Animal attacks

Wild plant and mushroom poisoning

Oxygen administration

Water disinfection

Motion sickness

Jet lag

Personal safety in an age of conflict, kidnapping, and terrorism

First aid kits

Physicians abroad

Immunizations

Transport of the injured victim

Ground-to-air distress signals

Lost people

Procedures

Dealing with death

Commonly used drugs (medications) and doses

Conversion tables

Guidelines for prevention of diseases transmitted via human blood and other bodily fluids

Commonly used applications of the SAM splint

Emergency canine medicine.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed May 12, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Higgins, Tate, Medicine for the outdoors.

ISBN:

9780323680578

0323680577

OCLC:

1352041179

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.