Wilderness first aid
Subtitle: emergency care for remote locations
By: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Wilderness Medical Society, Alton L. Thygerson.
Contributors: Thygerson, Alton L.; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.; Wilderness Medical Society.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sudbury, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763751456
Subjects: Mountaineering injuries; Outdoor medical emergencies; First aid in illness and injury; First Aid -- Handbooks; Mountaineering -- injuries -- Handbooks; Wounds and Injuries -- therapy -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to wilderness first aid; title: Action at an emergency; title: Victim assessment and urgent care; title: Care of bleeding, wounds, and burns; title: Dressings and bandages; title: Head and facial injuries; title: Bone, joint, and muscle injuries; title: Specific bone and joint injuries; title: Circulatory emergencies; title: Respiratory emergencies; title: Neurologic emergencies; title: Abdominal emergencies; title: Diabetic emergencies and allergies; title: Genitourinary problems; title: Physical and environmental hazards; title: Poisons, toxins, and poisonous plants; title: Animal bites, human bites, and snakebites; title: Insect and anthropod bites and stings; title: Water emergencies.