Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition

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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. .............................101 Chapter 15: Spine Injury...............................110 Chapter 16: Wounds and Burns...................118

Section V: Environmental Medicine...................................135 Chapter 17: Thermoregulation.....................136 Chapter 18: Cold Injuries.............................146 Chapter 19: Altitude Illness..........................153 Chapter 20: Medical Aspects of Avalanche Rescue..............................................................160 Chapter 21: Water-Related Injury. ..............164 Chapter 22: Lightning Injuries....................170 Chapter 23: Toxins, Envenomation, and Disease Vectors...............................................175 Section VI: Backcountry Medicine...................................193 Chapter 24: An Approach to Illness...........194 Chapter 25: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat.......................................................197 Chapter 26: Abdominal Pain.......................206 Chapter 27: Chest Pain.................................211 Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Problems......215 Chapter 29: Genitourinary Problems.........219 Chapter 30: Respiratory Infection..............225 Chapter 31: Skin Rash....................................228 Chapter 32: Behavioral Issues......................234 Section VII: Roles, Responsibilities, and Technology...............................241 Chapter 33: The Expedition Medical Officer..............................................................242 Chapter 34: The Medical Role in Search and Rescue..............................................................245 Chapter 35: Appropriate Medical Technology......................................................249 Chapter 36: Training for Performance Under Stress................................................................253