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Available
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Publication
Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Mosby, 7th edition
ISBN
9780323359429
Description
"Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting! World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of issues that can occur in situations where time and resources are scarce...this indispensable resource equips physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, first responders, and rescuers with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively address and prevent injuries and illnesses - no matter where they happen!"--Publisher's description.
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CONTENTS:
High-altitude physiology
High-altitude medicine and pathophysiology
High altitude and preexisting medical conditions
Avalanches
Lightning-related injuries and safety
Thermoregulation
Accidental hypothermia
Immersion into cold water
Frostbite
Nonfreezing cold-induced injuries
Polar medicine
Pathophysiology of heat-related illnesses
Clinical management of heat-related illnesses
Wildland fires : dangers and survival
Emergency care of the burned patient
Exposure to radiation from the sun
Volcanic eruptions, hazards, and mitigation
Wilderness trauma and surgical emergencies
Emergency airway management
Management of facial injuries
Wound management
Wilderness orthopedics
Splints and slings
Taping and bandaging
Foot problems and care
Hunting and fishing injuries
Tactical medicine
Combat and casualty care
Injury prevention : decision making, safety, and accident avoidance
Bites and injuries inflicted by wild and domestic animals
Rabies
Bear behavior and attacks
Alligator and crocodile attacks
Wilderness-acquired zoonoses
Bites by venomous reptiles in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Bites by venomous and nonvenomous reptiles worldwide
Ranch and rodeo medicine
Emergency veterinary medicine
Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases
Malaria
Arthropod envenomation and parasitism
Tick-borne diseases
Spider bites
Scorpion envenomation
Protection from blood-feeding arthropods
Improvised medicine in the wilderness
Principles of pain management
The eye in the wilderness
Wilderness dentistry
Wilderness cardiology
Wilderness neurology
Mental health in the wilderness
Chronic diseases and wilderness activities
Wilderness emergency medical services and response systems
Search and rescue
Technical rescue, self-rescue, and evacuation
Litters and carries
Helicopter rescue and air medical transport
Essentials of wilderness survival
Jungle travel and survival
Desert travel and survival
Whitewater medicine and rescue
Caving and cave rescue
Plant-induced dermatitis
Toxic plant ingestions
Toxic mushroom ingestions
Seasonal and acute allergic reactions
Ethnobotany : plant-derived medical therapy
Drowning and submersion injuries
Safety and survival at sea
Diving medicine
Hyperbaric medicine
Injuries from nonvenomous aquatic animals
Envenomation by aquatic invertebrates
Envenomation by aquatic vertebrates
Aquatic skin disorders
Seafood toxidromes
Seafood allergies
Travel medicine
Expedition medicine
Non–North American travel and exotic diseases
Infectious diarrhea from wilderness and foreign travel
Natural disaster management
Global humanitarian medicine and disaster relief
Natural and human-made hazards : disaster risk management issues
Global crimes, incarceration, and quarantine
Nutrition, malnutrition, and starvation
Field water disinfection
Dehydration and rehydration
Living off the land
Children in the wilderness
Women in the wilderness
Older adults in the wilderness
Persons with disabilities in the wilderness
Physiology of exercise, conditioning, and performance training for wilderness adventure
Exercise, conditioning, and performance training
Wilderness and endurance events
Canyoneering and canyon medicine
Cycles, snowmobiles, and other wilderness conveyances
Medical liability and wilderness emergencies
Ethics of wilderness medicine
Wilderness preparation, equipment, and medical supplies
Emergency oxygen administration
Telemedicine in the wilderness
Wilderness and global communications and techniques
Wilderness navigation techniques
Principles of meteorology and weather prediction
Ropes and knot tying
Ultrasound in the wilderness
Outdoor clothing for the wilderness professional
Nonmedical backcountry equipment for wilderness professionals
Native American healing
Wilderness medicine education
MedWAR : medical wilderness adventure race
Evidence-based wilderness medicine
National park service medicine
Genomics in wilderness medicine
Wilderness management and preservation
The changing environment
Biodiversity and human health
Health implications of environmental change
Sustainability : leave no trace
Brief introduction to oceanography
Brief introduction to forestry
Brief introduction to earth sciences
Space medicine : the next frontier.
https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20130134915
CONTENTS:
High-altitude physiology
High-altitude medicine and pathophysiology
High altitude and preexisting medical conditions
Avalanches
Lightning-related injuries and safety
Thermoregulation
Accidental hypothermia
Immersion into cold water
Frostbite
Nonfreezing cold-induced injuries
Polar medicine
Pathophysiology of heat-related illnesses
Clinical management of heat-related illnesses
Wildland fires : dangers and survival
Emergency care of the burned patient
Exposure to radiation from the sun
Volcanic eruptions, hazards, and mitigation
Wilderness trauma and surgical emergencies
Emergency airway management
Management of facial injuries
Wound management
Wilderness orthopedics
Splints and slings
Taping and bandaging
Foot problems and care
Hunting and fishing injuries
Tactical medicine
Combat and casualty care
Injury prevention : decision making, safety, and accident avoidance
Bites and injuries inflicted by wild and domestic animals
Rabies
Bear behavior and attacks
Alligator and crocodile attacks
Wilderness-acquired zoonoses
Bites by venomous reptiles in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Bites by venomous and nonvenomous reptiles worldwide
Ranch and rodeo medicine
Emergency veterinary medicine
Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases
Malaria
Arthropod envenomation and parasitism
Tick-borne diseases
Spider bites
Scorpion envenomation
Protection from blood-feeding arthropods
Improvised medicine in the wilderness
Principles of pain management
The eye in the wilderness
Wilderness dentistry
Wilderness cardiology
Wilderness neurology
Mental health in the wilderness
Chronic diseases and wilderness activities
Wilderness emergency medical services and response systems
Search and rescue
Technical rescue, self-rescue, and evacuation
Litters and carries
Helicopter rescue and air medical transport
Essentials of wilderness survival
Jungle travel and survival
Desert travel and survival
Whitewater medicine and rescue
Caving and cave rescue
Plant-induced dermatitis
Toxic plant ingestions
Toxic mushroom ingestions
Seasonal and acute allergic reactions
Ethnobotany : plant-derived medical therapy
Drowning and submersion injuries
Safety and survival at sea
Diving medicine
Hyperbaric medicine
Injuries from nonvenomous aquatic animals
Envenomation by aquatic invertebrates
Envenomation by aquatic vertebrates
Aquatic skin disorders
Seafood toxidromes
Seafood allergies
Travel medicine
Expedition medicine
Non–North American travel and exotic diseases
Infectious diarrhea from wilderness and foreign travel
Natural disaster management
Global humanitarian medicine and disaster relief
Natural and human-made hazards : disaster risk management issues
Global crimes, incarceration, and quarantine
Nutrition, malnutrition, and starvation
Field water disinfection
Dehydration and rehydration
Living off the land
Children in the wilderness
Women in the wilderness
Older adults in the wilderness
Persons with disabilities in the wilderness
Physiology of exercise, conditioning, and performance training for wilderness adventure
Exercise, conditioning, and performance training
Wilderness and endurance events
Canyoneering and canyon medicine
Cycles, snowmobiles, and other wilderness conveyances
Medical liability and wilderness emergencies
Ethics of wilderness medicine
Wilderness preparation, equipment, and medical supplies
Emergency oxygen administration
Telemedicine in the wilderness
Wilderness and global communications and techniques
Wilderness navigation techniques
Principles of meteorology and weather prediction
Ropes and knot tying
Ultrasound in the wilderness
Outdoor clothing for the wilderness professional
Nonmedical backcountry equipment for wilderness professionals
Native American healing
Wilderness medicine education
MedWAR : medical wilderness adventure race
Evidence-based wilderness medicine
National park service medicine
Genomics in wilderness medicine
Wilderness management and preservation
The changing environment
Biodiversity and human health
Health implications of environmental change
Sustainability : leave no trace
Brief introduction to oceanography
Brief introduction to forestry
Brief introduction to earth sciences
Space medicine : the next frontier.