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.
1. Chapter 5: Introduction - p. 44 2. Chapter 6: An approach to the unconscious victim - p. 44 3. Chapter 7: Chest injury - p. 46 4. Chapter 8: Serious lung disorders - p. 51 5. Chapter 9: Chest pain - p. 55 6. Chapter 10: Bleeding - p. 59 7. Chapter 11: Shock - p. 69 8. Chapter 12: Head injury - p. 71 9. Chapter 13: Allergic reaction - p. 77 10. Chapter 14: Seizure - p. 79 11. Chapter 15: Fractures and dislocations - p. 82 12. Chapter 16: Amputation - p. 126 13. Chapter 17: Burns - p. 127 14. Chapter 18: Inhalation injuries - p. 132 15. Chapter 19: Abdominal pain - p. 136 16. Chapter 20: Problems of ovaries and vagina - p. 147 17. Chapter 21: Disorders of the kidneys, bladder, and prostate - p. 151 18. Chapter 22: Problems of the penis and testicles - p. 154 19. Chapter 23: Emergency childbirth - p. 156 20. Chapter 24: Diabetes - p. 161 21. Chapter 25: Stroke - p. 164 22. Chapter 26: Infectious diseases - p. 166 23. Chapter 27: Introduction - p. 186 24. Chapter 28: General symptoms - p. 186 25. Chapter 29: Head (including eye, ear, nose, throat, and mouth) - p. 193 26. Chapter 30: Upper respiratory disorders - p. 224 27. Chapter 31: Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract - p. 228 28. Chapter 32: Skin disorders - p. 248 29. Chapter 33: Minor bruises and wounds - p. 276 30. Chapter 34: Musculoskeletal injuries - p. 302 31. Chapter 35: Mental health (psychiatric) emergencies - p. 314 32. Chapter 36: Injuries and illnesses due to cold - p. 320 33. Chapter 37: Injuries and illnesses due to heat - p. 336 34. Chapter 38: Wildland fires - p. 344 35. Chapter 39: High altitude–related problems - p. 346 36. Chapter 40: Snakebite - p. 358 37. Chapter 41: Insect and arthropod bites - p. 366 38. Chapter 42: Lightning strike, tornado (cyclone), hurricane (typhoon), flood, earthquake, tidal wave (tsunami), landslide (mudslide), volcano, and snow avalanche - p. 385 39. Chapter 43: Hazardous aquatic life and aquatic infections - p. 393 40. Chapter 44: Underwater diving accidents - p. 407 41. Chapter 45: Drowning - p. 411 42. Chapter 46: Animal attacks - p. 414 43. Chapter 47: Wild plant and mushroom poisoning - p. 421 44. Chapter 48: Oxygen administration - p. 430 45. Chapter 49: Water disinfection - p. 432 46. Chapter 50: Motion sickness - p. 437 47. Chapter 51: Jet lag - p. 439 48. Chapter 52: Personal safety in an age of conflict, kidnapping, and terrorism - p. 441 49. Chapter 53: First aid kits - p. 444 50. Chapter 54: Physicians abroad - p. 450 51. Chapter 55: Immunizations - p. 451 52. Chapter 56: Transport of the injured victim - p. 452 53. Chapter 57: Ground-to-air distress signals - p. 466 54. Chapter 58: Lost people - p. 467 55. Chapter 59: Procedures - p. 468 56. Chapter 60: Dealing with death - p. 476 57. Commonly used drugs (medications) and doses - p. 480 58. Conversion tables - p. 480 59. Guidelines for prevention of diseases transmitted via human blood and other bodily fluids - p. 480 60. Commonly used applications of the SAM splint - p. 480 61. Emergency canine medicine - p. 480 62. Glossary (Including Acronyms and Abbreviations) - p. 480 63. Index - p. 480
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.
1. Chapter 5: Introduction - p. 44 2. Chapter 6: An approach to the unconscious victim - p. 44 3. Chapter 7: Chest injury - p. 46 4. Chapter 8: Serious lung disorders - p. 51 5. Chapter 9: Chest pain - p. 55 6. Chapter 10: Bleeding - p. 59 7. Chapter 11: Shock - p. 69 8. Chapter 12: Head injury - p. 71 9. Chapter 13: Allergic reaction - p. 77 10. Chapter 14: Seizure - p. 79 11. Chapter 15: Fractures and dislocations - p. 82 12. Chapter 16: Amputation - p. 126 13. Chapter 17: Burns - p. 127 14. Chapter 18: Inhalation injuries - p. 132 15. Chapter 19: Abdominal pain - p. 136 16. Chapter 20: Problems of ovaries and vagina - p. 147 17. Chapter 21: Disorders of the kidneys, bladder, and prostate - p. 151 18. Chapter 22: Problems of the penis and testicles - p. 154 19. Chapter 23: Emergency childbirth - p. 156 20. Chapter 24: Diabetes - p. 161 21. Chapter 25: Stroke - p. 164 22. Chapter 26: Infectious diseases - p. 166 23. Chapter 27: Introduction - p. 186 24. Chapter 28: General symptoms - p. 186 25. Chapter 29: Head (including eye, ear, nose, throat, and mouth) - p. 193 26. Chapter 30: Upper respiratory disorders - p. 224 27. Chapter 31: Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract - p. 228 28. Chapter 32: Skin disorders - p. 248 29. Chapter 33: Minor bruises and wounds - p. 276 30. Chapter 34: Musculoskeletal injuries - p. 302 31. Chapter 35: Mental health (psychiatric) emergencies - p. 314 32. Chapter 36: Injuries and illnesses due to cold - p. 320 33. Chapter 37: Injuries and illnesses due to heat - p. 336 34. Chapter 38: Wildland fires - p. 344 35. Chapter 39: High altitude–related problems - p. 346 36. Chapter 40: Snakebite - p. 358 37. Chapter 41: Insect and arthropod bites - p. 366 38. Chapter 42: Lightning strike, tornado (cyclone), hurricane (typhoon), flood, earthquake, tidal wave (tsunami), landslide (mudslide), volcano, and snow avalanche - p. 385 39. Chapter 43: Hazardous aquatic life and aquatic infections - p. 393 40. Chapter 44: Underwater diving accidents - p. 407 41. Chapter 45: Drowning - p. 411 42. Chapter 46: Animal attacks - p. 414 43. Chapter 47: Wild plant and mushroom poisoning - p. 421 44. Chapter 48: Oxygen administration - p. 430 45. Chapter 49: Water disinfection - p. 432 46. Chapter 50: Motion sickness - p. 437 47. Chapter 51: Jet lag - p. 439 48. Chapter 52: Personal safety in an age of conflict, kidnapping, and terrorism - p. 441 49. Chapter 53: First aid kits - p. 444 50. Chapter 54: Physicians abroad - p. 450 51. Chapter 55: Immunizations - p. 451 52. Chapter 56: Transport of the injured victim - p. 452 53. Chapter 57: Ground-to-air distress signals - p. 466 54. Chapter 58: Lost people - p. 467 55. Chapter 59: Procedures - p. 468 56. Chapter 60: Dealing with death - p. 476 57. Commonly used drugs (medications) and doses - p. 480 58. Conversion tables - p. 480 59. Guidelines for prevention of diseases transmitted via human blood and other bodily fluids - p. 480 60. Commonly used applications of the SAM splint - p. 480 61. Emergency canine medicine - p. 480 62. Glossary (Including Acronyms and Abbreviations) - p. 480 63. Index - p. 480
