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Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine

  • 5 Edición - 26 de noviembre de 2018
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Paul S. Auerbach, Benjamin B. Constance, Luanne Freer
  • Idioma: Inglés

Based on Dr. Auerbach’s renowned Wilderness Medicine text, Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition, is your portable, authoritative guide to the full range of medical and… Leer más

Descripción

Based on Dr. Auerbach’s renowned Wilderness Medicine text, Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition, is your portable, authoritative guide to the full range of medical and emergency situations that occur in non-traditional settings. Useful for experienced physicians as well as advanced practice providers, this unique medical guide covers an indispensable range of topics in a well-illustrated, highly condensed format – in print or on any mobile device – for quick access anytime, anywhere.

Puntos claves

  • An easy-access presentation ensures rapid retrieval and comprehension of wilderness medical information, with "Signs and Symptoms" and "Treatment" sections, bulleted lists, and quick-reference text boxes in every chapter
  • All chapters are thoroughly up to date, including new information on travel medicine, medications, immunizations, and field treatment of common conditions
  • Step-by-step explanations from wilderness medicine experts cover the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of wilderness emergencies and show you how to improvise with available materials
  • Comprehensive coverage includes dive medicine and water-related emergencies, mountain medicine and wilderness survival, global humanitarian relief and disaster medicine, high-altitude medicine, pain management, and much more
  • Line drawings and color plates help you quickly and accurately identify skin manifestations, plants, poisonous mushrooms, snakes, insects, and more
  • Useful appendices address everything from environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies, medicines, and many additional topics of care
  • Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, tables and figures from the book on a variety of devices

De interès para

Emergency and Wilderness Medicine Physicians

Índice

1. High-Altitude Medicine

2. Avalanche Safety and Rescue

3. Hypothermia

4. Frostbite and Other Cold-Induced Tissue Injuries

5. Heat Illnesses

6. Wildland Fires

7. Burns and Smoke Inhalation

8. Solar Radiation and Photoprotection

9. Lightning Injuries

10. Emergency Airway Management

11. Emergency Oxygen Administration

12. Trauma Emergencies: Assessment and Stabilization

13. Shock

14. Head Injuries

15. Chest Trauma

16. Intraabdominal Injuries

17. Maxillofacial Trauma

18. Orthopedic Injuries, Splints, and Slings

19. Firearm and Arrow Injuries/Fishhook Injuries

20. Lacerations, Abrasions, and Dressings

21. Sprains and Strains

22. Foot Problems and Care

23. Bandaging and Taping Techniques

24. Pain Management

25. Life-Threatening Emergencies (Rescue Breathing/CPR/Choking)

26. Allergic Reactions

27. Cardiopulmonary Emergencies

28. Neurologic Emergencies

29. Diabetic Emergencies

30. Genitourinary Tract Disorders

31. Gynecologic and Obstetric Emergencies

32. Wilderness Eye Emergencies

33. Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies

34. Dental Emergencies

35. Mental Health

36. Global Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Medicine (NEW)

37. Snake and Other Reptile Bites

38. Bites and Stings from Arthropods and Mosquitoes

39. Protection from Blood-Feeding Arthropods

40. Toxic Plants

41. Mushroom Toxicity

42. Animal Attacks

43. Zoonoses

44. Diarrhea and Constipation

45. Field Water Disinfection

46. Hydration and Dehydration

47. Malaria

48. Travel-Acquired Illnesses

49. Immunizations for Travel

50. Drowning and Cold Water Immersion

51. Scuba Diving–Related Disorders

52. Injuries from Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals

53. Envenomation by Marine Life

54. Seafood Toxidromes

55. Aquatic Skin Disorders

56. Search and Rescue

57. Improvised Litters and Carries

58. Aeromedical Transport

59. Survival

60. Knots

61. Wilderness Medical Kits

62. Children in the Wilderness

63. Emergency Veterinary Medicine

64. Leave No Trace

Appendix
A. Avalanche Resources
B. Glasgow Coma Scale
C. SCAT Concussion Score (NEW)
D. High-Altitude Illness Scores (NEW)
E. Contingency Supplies for Wilderness Travel
F. Repair Supplies for Wilderness Travel
G. Priority First-Aid Equipment
H. Antimicrobials
I. Wilderness Eye Kit
J. Recommended Oral Antibiotics for Prophylaxis of Domestic Animal and Human Bite Wounds
K. Therapy for Parasitic Infections
L. Sample Basic Wilderness Survival Kit
M. Sample Winter Survival Kit
N. Sample Desert Survival Kit

0. Sample Camp and Survival Gear for Jungle Travel
P. Vehicle Cold Weather Survival Kit
Q. Pediatric Wilderness Medical Kit: Basic Supplies
R. Drug Storage and Stability
S. Guide to Initial Dosage of Certain Antivenoms for Treating Bites by Medically Important Snakes Outside the Americas

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 5
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 21 de diciembre de 2018
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

PA

Paul S. Auerbach

Dr. Paul S. Auerbach, FACEP, FAWM, is the Redlich Family Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the world's leading expert on wilderness medicine and a prolific author. He is the Editor of Wilderness Medicine, and author of Medicine for the Outdoors and Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine.

Dr. Auerbach holds his MD from Duke and completed his internship at Dartmouth and residency at UCLA. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He has been recognized as a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and received the New Orleans Grand Isle Award for Science from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, the Founders Award from the Wilderness Medical Society, and the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, among others. Dr. Auerbach has served as a volunteer physician in Haiti, Nepal, and Guatemala.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Redlich Family Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

BC

Benjamin B. Constance

Afiliaciones y experiencia
President and CFO, Tacoma Emergency Care Physicians, Tacoma, Washington; Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA

LF

Luanne Freer

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Medical Director, Yellowstone National Park and Midway Atoll NWR, Medcor, Inc.,Founder and Director, Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic, Himalayan Rescue Association, Big Sky, Montana