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

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principles and learning procedures, you will need to keep an open mind. The ability to innovate and adapt will serve you far better than trying to memorize a protocol for every circumstance. Finally, if you are new to the study of medicine, you may feel overwhelmed by abbreviations, mne- monics, and acronyms. Even experienced practi- tioners are occasionally baffled by their colleague’s documentation shortcuts. To help with some of this we have included a list of abbreviations and a glossary in the back of the text. All of us at Wilderness Medical Associates International hope that you find Wilderness and Rescue Medicine interesting, relevant, and useful. We plan to update and revise this text and our cur- riculum regularly, and we welcome and encourage your comments and critique.

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