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.
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Covers key information on a wide range of disorders related to
specific environments, including natural disasters, high-altitude
problems, water-related incidents, heat- and cold-related illnesses,
and wildland fires.
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Provides easy-to-understand recommendations for dealing with animal
attacks, venomous wildlife, wild plant and mushroom poisoning, minor
and major medical problems, infectious diseases, water disinfection,
and severe bleeding.
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Discusses key topics, including antibiotics, medicines, opioid
overdose treatment, wound closure techniques, severe bleeding, spinal
assessment and immobilization, tourniquets, the use of a Gamow bag for
severe altitude illness, splinting, dental emergencies, disaster
preparedness, global conflict guidelines, canine medicine, today's
infectious disease threats, and much more.
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Includes up-to-date guidelines, even more helpful illustrations and
diagrams, and a new chapter: Patient Assessment: A Structured Approach
to Emergencies in the Outdoors.
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Includes advanced topics valuable to physicians and expedition medical
staff at all levels of training and experience.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook
allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the
book on a variety of devices.
