Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 7th Edition Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David E. Johnson, MD

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Wilderness and Rescue Medicine

Brief Contents

Section I: General Principles.......1 Chapter 1: General Principles of Physiology and Pathology..................................................... 2 Chapter 2: General Principles of Wilderness Rescue.................................................................. 8 Chapter 3: Patient Assessment and the SOAP Format............................................................... 13 Section II: Critical Body Systems.......................................25 Chapter 4: The Circulatory System............... 26 Chapter 5: The Respiratory System............... 34 Chapter 6: The Nervous System.................... 42 Section III: Critical System Problems and Treatment. ..........55 Chapter 7: Basic and Advanced Life Support.............................................................. 56 Chapter 8: Allergy and Anaphylaxis............. 63 Chapter 9: Severe Asthma.............................. 68 Chapter 10: Problems with Sugar.................. 71 Section IV: Trauma....................77 Chapter 11: General Principles of Trauma.... 78 Chapter 12: Pain Management. ..................... 83 Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Injury.............. 88 Chapter 14: Dislocations. .............................100 Chapter 15: Spine Injury...............................109 Chapter 16: Wounds and Burns...................117

Section V: Environmental Medicine...................................135 Chapter 17: Thermoregulation.....................136 Chapter 18: Cold Injuries.............................146 Chapter 19: Altitude Illness..........................152 Chapter 20: Medical Aspects of Avalanche Rescue..............................................................159 Chapter 21: Water Related Injury................163 Chapter 22: Lightning Injuries....................169 Chapter 23: Toxins, Envenomation, and Disease Vectors...............................................174 Section VI: Backcountry Medicine...................................191 Chapter 24: An Approach to Illness...........192 Chapter 25: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat.......................................................195 Chapter 26: Abdominal Pain.......................204 Chapter 27: Chest Pain.................................209 Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Problems......213 Chapter 29: Genitourinary Problems.........217 Chapter 30: Respiratory Infection..............223 Chapter 31: Behavorial Issues......................226 Section VII: Roles, Responsibilities, and Technology...............................233 Chapter 32: The Expedition Medical Officer..............................................................234 Chapter 33: The Medical Role in Search and Rescue..............................................................237 Chapter 34: Appropriate Medical Technology......................................................241 Chapter 35: Training for Performance Under Stress................................................................245