Wilderness first responder : how to recognize, treat, and prevent emergencies in the backcountry /
A guide to recognizing and treating medical emergencies in the wilderness discusses patient assessment and treatment of a wide range of possible injuries and illnesses, with step-by-step instructions and sidebars listing signs and symptoms.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Conn. :
FalconGuides,
©2010.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Falcon guide.
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
Table of Contents:
- Wilderness emergency medical care
- Legal issues in wilderness medicine
- Patient assessment and initial concerns
- Patient assessment
- Airway and breathing
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Traumatic injuries
- Spine injuries
- Head injuries
- Chest injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Athletic injuries
- Fractures
- Dislocations
- Wilderness wound management
- Environmental emergencies
- Cold-induced emergencies
- Heat-induced emergencies
- Altitude illnesses
- Immersion and submersion incidents
- Lightning injuries
- North American bites and stings
- Diving emergencies
- Medical emergencies
- Cardiac emergencies
- Respiratory emergencies
- Neurological emergencies
- Diabetic emergencies
- Poisoning emergencies
- Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
- Abdominal illnesses
- Communicable diseases and camp hygiene
- Special emergencies
- Common wilderness medical problems
- Gender-specific emergencies
- Obstetrical emergencies
- Psychological and behavioral emergencies
- Special concerns
- Emergency procedures for outdoor groups
- Wilderness transportation of the sick or injured
- Wilderness medical kits
- Appendices.