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

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Section VII: Roles, Responsibilities, and Technology...............................233 Chapter 32: The Expedition Medical Officer..............................................................234 Responsibilities...........................................234 Medical Screening......................................235 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................235 Chapter 32 Review: The Expedition Medical Officer..........................................................236 Chapter 33: The Medical Role in Search and Rescue. ............................................................237 Medical Roles..............................................237 Incident Management System. .................237 Response Preparation................................238 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................238 Chapter 33 Review: The Medical Role in Search and Rescue......................................240 Chapter 34: Appropriate Medical Technology.....................................................241 Backcountry Medical Equipment.............241 Medications.................................................242 Fluid Replacement......................................242 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................243 Chapter 34 Review: Appropriate Medical Technology..................................................244

Chapter 35: Training for Performance Under Stress................................................................245 Stress and the Brain....................................245 How We Respond.......................................246 Improving the Odds...................................246 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................247 Chapter 35 Review: Training for Performance................................................249 Appendix A: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Mnemonics ....................................................250 Appendix B: Conversion Tables..................252 Appendix C: Glasgow Coma Scale.............253 Glossary.................................................... 254 Index......................................................... 264 Photo and Image Credits..................... 268