Title: Oxford handbook of expedition and wilderness medicine /
Authors: Johnson, Chris, 1953-; Johnson, Chris, 1953-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Expeditions; Wilderness Medicine; Emergencies; Adventure travel Health aspects.; Outdoor medical emergencies; Emergencies Handbooks.; Wilderness Medicine Handbooks.; Expeditions Handbooks.
Abstract: "The Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine provides an authoritative reference manual of expedition and remote medicine for doctors, nurses, paramedics and first aiders, as well as for expedition members who are not medically qualified and gap year students. It is a unique collaboration, condensing the enormous experience of UK-based explorers, expeditioners, researchers and remote area travellers, in a concise, portable and convenient format."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Expedition medicine -- Preparations -- Food, water, and hygiene -- Crisis management -- Emergencies -- diagnosis -- Emergencies -- trauma -- Emergencies -- serious illness and collapse -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Remote emergency dentistry for doctors -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Limbs and back -- Infectious diseases -- Psychological and psychiatric problems -- Risks from animals -- Plants and fungi -- Anaesthesia in remote locations -- Cold climates -- Mountains and high altitude -- Rivers, lakes, and oceans -- Caving expeditions -- Hot environments -- deserts and tropical forests.