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• Title:Field guide to wilderness medicine / Paul S. Auerbach, Howard J. Donner, Eric A. Weiss.
  
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• Author/Creator:Auerbach, Paul S.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Donner, Howard J.
  Weiss, Eric A. (Professor of emergency medicine)
  
• Published/Created:Philadelphia, PA : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2008.
  

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  • Call Number: WB39 .A937 2008
    
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  • Call Number: WB39 .A937 2008
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Outdoor medical emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects: Emergencies--Handbooks.
  Emergency Treatment--Handbooks.
  Wounds and Injuries--therapy--Handbooks.
  
• Genre/Form:Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Edition:3rd ed.
  
• Description:xiii, 922 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
  
• Summary:Auerbach and other wilderness medicine experts offer advice on prevention and first aid for situations ranging from avalanches to injured animals. The guide includes information on search and rescue, resources, sample survival kits, and color photos of poisonous animals and plants, infections, and injuries that may dissuade some from outdoor adventures.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781416046981 (pbk.)
  1416046984 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:High-altitude medicine
  Avalanche safety and rescue
  Hypothermia
  Frostbite and trench foot
  Heat illness
  Wildland fires
  Burns and smoke inhalation
  Solar radiation and photoprotection
  Lightning injury
  Emergency airway management
  Emergency oxygen administration
  Trauma emergencies: assessment and stabilization
  Shock
  Head injury
  Chest trauma
  Intraabdominal injury
  Maxillofacial trauma
  Orthopedic injury, splints, and slings
  Firearm and arrow injuries / fishhook injury
  Wounds (lacerations and abrasions) and dressings
  Sprains and strains
  Blisters and hot spots
  Bandaging and taping techniques
  Pain management
  Life-threatening emergencies (rescue breathing/CPR/choking)
  Allergic reaction
  Cardiopulmonary emergencies
  Neurologic emergencies
  Diabetic emergencies
  Genitourinary tract disorders
  Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies
  Wilderness eye emergencies
  Ear, nose, and throat emergencies
  Dental emergencies
  Mental health
  Snake and other reptile bites
  Bites and stings from arthropods and mosquitoes
  Protection from blood-feeding arthropods
  Toxic plant ingestions
  Mushroom toxicity
  Animal attacks
  Zoonoses
  Diarrhea and constipation
  Field water disinfection
  Hydration and dehydration
  Malaria
  Travel-acquired illnesses
  Immunizations for travel
  Cold water immersion and near drowning
  Scuba diving related disorders
  Injuries from nonvenomous aquatic animals
  Envenomation by marine life
  Seafood toxidromes
  Aquatic skin disorders
  Search and rescue
  Improvised litters and carries
  Aeromedical transport
  Survival
  Knots
  Wilderness medical kits
  Children in the wilderness
  Emergency veterinary medicine.