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Wilderness Medicine remains the single most important source for information and advice for anyone who may encounter medical emergencies in nontraditional settings. The completely revised fifth edition includes a new section on the Modern History of Wilderness Medicine, plus more than 30 completely new chapters covering such topics as volcanic eruptions, extreme sports, splints and slings, wilderness cardiology, living off the land, bioterrorism, and many more. Packed with practical information that stresses improvisational medicine, the book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in the outdoors. Prepares you to handle everything from frostbite to infection by marine microbes, not to mention other diverse injuries, bites, stings, poisonous plant exposures, animal attacks, and natural disasters. Introduces health care professionals to essential aspects of search and rescue. Helps you to improvise using available materials. New To This Edition: Now in full color! Presents brand-new guidance on volcanic eruptions, extreme sports, splints and slings, wilderness cardiology, living off the land, aerospace medicine, mental health in the wilderness, tactical combat casualty care, and much more. Discusses how to meet the needs of specific patient populations such as children, women, elders, and the disabled. Offers guidelines for pain management, and addresses considerations for persons with chronic medical conditions. Equips you to make smart decisions about gear, navigation, nutrition, and survival. Moves all bibliographical references onto a bonus DVD in order to fit more content inside the book without making it too unwieldy Journal of the American Medical Association - Ian D. Jones An overwhelming success ... will appeal to a broad and diverse audience, from vacationer to wilderness enthusiast to harried clinician....Unrivaled as a compendium of information regarding the practical and clinical management of wilderness illness and injury both in and out of hospital, the fifth edition of Wilderness Medicine will be a valuable addition to any clinician's bookshelf and should be a standard reference in all emergency department libraries. It also will be a valuable guide for the layperson interested in the technical and practical aspects of wilderness medicine.
MOUNTAIN MEDICINE1. High Altitude Medicine 2. Avalanches3. Lightning InjuriesCOLD AND HEAT4. Thermoregulation 5. Accidental Hypothermia 6. Immersion in Cold Water 7. Nonfreezing Cold-Induced Injuries 8. Frostbite 9. Polar Medicine 10. Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses 11. Clinical Management of Heat-Related Illnesses BURNS, FIRE AND RADIATION12. Wildland Fires: Dangers and Survival 13. Emergency Care of the Burned Victim 14. Exposure to Radiation from the Sun 15. Volcanic Eruptions INJURIES AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS16. Injury Prevention 17. Principles of Pain Management 18. Bandaging and Taping 19. Emergency Airway Management 20. Wilderness Trauma, Surgical Emergencies, and Wound Management21. Improvisation in the Wilderness 22. Hunting and Other Weapons Injuries 23. Tactical Medicine and Combat Casualty Care 24. Wilderness Orthopaedics 25. The Eye in the Wilderness26. Wilderness Dentistry and Management of Facial Injuries 27. Wilderness Cardiology 28. Wilderness Neurology 29. Chronic Diseases and Wilderness Activities 30. Mental Health in the WildernessRESCUE AND SURVIVAL31. Wilderness Emergency Medical Services and Response Systems 32. Search and Rescue 33. Technical Rescue in the Wilderness Environment34. Litters and Carries 35. Aeromedical Transport 36. Essential of Wilderness Survival 37. Jungle Travel and Survival 38. Desert Travel and Survival 39. Whitewater Medicine and Rescue 40. Caving and Cave Rescue ANIMALS, INSECTS, AND ZOONOSES41. Protection from Blood-Feeding Arthropods 42. Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases 43. Malaria 44. Arthropod Envenomation and Parasitism 45. Tick-Borne Diseases 46. Spider Bites 47. Scorpion Envenomation 48. Bites by Venomous Reptiles in the Americas 49. Bites by Venomous Snakes outside the Americas50. Antivenoms and Immunobiologicals: Immunotherapeutics of Envenomation 51. Bites and Injuries Inflicted by Wild and Domestic Animals 52. Bear Behavior and Attacks 53. Wilderness-Acquired Zoonoses 54. Rabies 55. Emergency Veterinary MedicinePLANTS56. Seasonal and Acute Allergic Reactions 57. Plant-Induced Dermatitis 58. Toxic Plant Ingestions 59. Toxic Mushroom Ingestions 60. Ethnobotany: Plant-Derived Medical Therapy FOOD AND WATER61. Field Water Disinfection 62. Infectious Diarrhea from Wilderness and Foreign Travel 63. Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Starvation 64. Dehydration, Rehydration, and Hyperhydration65. Living off the Land 66. Seafood Toxidromes 67. Seafood AllergiesMARINE MEDICINE68. Submersion Incidents 69. Emergency Oxygen Administration 70. Diving Medicine 71. Hyperbaric Medicine 72. Injuries from Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals 73. Envenomation by Aquatic Invertebrates 74. Envenomation by Aquatic Vertebrates 75. Aquatic Skin Disorders 76. Safety and Survival at SeaTRAVEL, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, AND DISASTERS77. Travel Medicine 78. Non-North American Travel and Exotic Diseases 79. Natural Disaster Management 80. Natural and Human-Made Hazards: Disaster Risk Management Issues EQUIPMENT AND SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE81. Wilderness Preparation, Equipment and Medical Supplies 82. Outdoor Clothing for Wilderness Professionals83. Nonmedical Backcountry Equipment for Wilderness Professionals 84. Ropes and Knot Tying 85. Wilderness Navigation TechniquesSPECIAL POPULATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS86. Exercise, Conditioning, and Performance 87. Children in the Wilderness 88. Women in the Wilderness 89. Elders in the Wilderness 90. Persons with Special Needs and Disabilities 91. Wilderness and Endurance Events92. Wilderness Medicine Education 93. Medical Liability and Wilderness Emergencies 94. The Ethics of Wilderness MedicineTHE WILDERNESS95. The Changing Environment 96. Wilderness Management and Preservation 97. Aerospace Medicine Appendix: Drug Storage and Stability Index
