Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition

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Brief ContentsVI
Expanded ContentsVII
AcknowledgmentsXII
About the AuthorsXIII
Contributing EditorsXIV
PrefaceXV
IntroductionXVI
SECTION 1: General Principles1
Chapter 1: General Principles of Physiology and Pathology2
Chapter 1 Review7
Chapter 2: General Principles of Wilderness Rescue8
Chapter 2 Review12
Chapter 3: Patient Assessment and the SOAP Format13
Chapter 3 Review21
Case Study 1: Fall While Climbing22
Case Study 2: Offshore Illness23
SECTION 2: Critical Body Systems25
Chapter 4: The Circulatory System26
Chapter 4 Review33
Chapter 5: The Respiratory System34
Chapter 5 Review41
Chapter 6: The Nervous System42
Chapter 6 Review50
Case Study 3: Snow Machine Accident51
Case Study 4: Illness at Sea52
SECTION 3: Critical System Problems and Treatment55
Chapter 7: Basic and Advanced Life Support56
Chapter 7 Review62
Chapter 8: Allergy and Anaphylaxis63
Chapter 8 Review67
Chapter 9: Severe Asthma68
Chapter 9 Review70
Chapter 10: Problems with Sugar71
Chapter 10 Review74
Case Study 5: Incomplete Medical Screening75
Case Study 6: River Trip Disaster76
SECTION 4: Trauma77
Chapter 11: General Principles of Trauma78
Chapter 11 Review82
Chapter 12: Pain Management83
Chapter 12 Review87
Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Injury88
Chapter 13 Review100
Chapter 14: Dislocations101
Chapter 14 Review109
Chapter 15: Spine Injury110
Chapter 15 Review117
Chapter 16: Wounds and Burns118
Chapter 16 Review131
Case Study 7: Summer Ski Trip132
Case Study 8: Mountaineering133
Case Study 9: Sail Training Offshore134
SECTION 5: Environmental Medicine135
Chapter 17: Thermoregulation136
Chapter 17 Review145
Chapter 18: Cold Injuries146
Chapter 18 Review152
Chapter 19: Altitude Illness153
Chapter 19 Review159
Chapter 20: Medical Aspects of Avalanche Rescue160
Chapter 20 Review163
Chapter 21: Water-Related Injury164
Chapter 21 Review169
Chapter 22: Lightning Injuries170
Chapter 22 Review174
Chapter 23: Toxins, Envenomation, and Disease Vectors175
Chapter 23 Review190
Case Study 10: College Trip191
Case Study 11: Ocean Voyage192
SECTION 6: Backcountry Medicine193
Chapter 24: An Approach to Illness194
Chapter 24 Review196
Chapter 25: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat197
Chapter 25 Review205
Chapter 26: Abdominal Pain206
Chapter 26 Review210
Chapter 27: Chest Pain211
Chapter 27 Review214
Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Problems215
Chapter 28 Review218
Chapter 29: Genitourinary Problems219
Chapter 29 Review224
Chapter 30: Respiratory Infection225
Chapter 30 Review227
Chapter 31: Skin Rash228
Chapter 31 Review233
Chapter 32: Behavioral Issues234
Chapter 32 Review237
Case Study 12: High-Altitude Hunting238
Case Study 13: Remote Canoe Trip239
SECTION 7: Roles, Responsibilities, and Technology240
Chapter 33: The Expedition Medical Officer242
Chapter 33 Review244
Chapter 34: The Medical Role in Search and Rescue245
Chapter 34 Review248
Chapter 35: Appropriate Medical Technology249
Chapter 35 Review252
Chapter 36: Training for Performance Under Stress253
Chapter 36 Review257
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Mnemonics258
Conversion Tables260
Glasgow Coma Scale261
Glossary262
Index273
Photo and Image Credits277

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