Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition

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Section III: Critical System Problems and Treatment. ......... 55 Chapter 7: Basic and Advanced Life Support................................................................. 56 Respiratory Failure....................................... 56 Circulatory Failure....................................... 58 Cardiac Arrest............................................... 58 Severe Bleeding and Shock.......................... 59 Brain Failure.................................................. 60 Risk Versus Benefit in BLS.......................... 61 Chapter 7 Review: Basic and Advanced Life Support. ......................................................... 62 Chapter 8: Allergy and Anaphylaxis............. 63 Allergy............................................................ 63 Anaphylaxis................................................... 64 Treatment of Anaphylaxis........................... 65 Risk Versus Benefit....................................... 66 Chapter 8 Review: Allergy and Anaphylaxis................................................... 67 Chapter 9: Severe Asthma.............................. 68 Risk Versus Benefit....................................... 69 Chapter 9 Review: Severe Asthma............. 70 Chapter 10: Problems with Sugar.................. 71 Diabetic Emergencies. ................................. 71 Hypoglycemia............................................... 71 Treatment of Hypoglycemia. ...................... 72 Risk Versus Benefit....................................... 73 Chapter 10 Review: Problems with Sugar.74 Section IV: Trauma. .................. 77 Chapter 11: General Principles of Trauma.... 78 Energy and Injury. ....................................... 78 Deceleration.................................................. 79 Cavitation...................................................... 79 Pay Attention to the History....................... 80 Problems Are Cumulative........................... 80 Critical Systems Come First........................ 80 Chapter 11 Review: General Principles of Trauma........................................................... 82 Chapter 12: Pain Management....................... 83 Pain Medication............................................ 83 Risk Versus Benefit....................................... 85 Chapter 12 Review: Pain Management. .... 87

Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Injury. ............. 88 Structure and Function................................ 88 Unstable Injury............................................. 89 Traction into Position.................................. 91 Special Wilderness Considerations............ 93 Femur Fracture............................................. 93 Pelvic Fracture. ............................................. 94 Clavicle Fracture........................................... 94 Compartment Syndrome. ........................... 95 Open Fracture............................................... 95 Joint Infection............................................... 96 Impending Surgery. ..................................... 96 Stable Injury.................................................. 96 Overuse Syndromes..................................... 97 Risk Versus Benefit....................................... 98 Chapter 13 Review: Musculoskeletal Injury............................................................100 Chapter 14: Dislocations...............................101 Shoulder Dislocations................................102 Treatment of Shoulder Dislocation..........103 Patella Dislocation......................................105 Treatment of Patella Dislocation..............105 Dislocations of Finger and Toes...............106 Treatment of Digit Dislocation.................106 Difficult Dislocations.................................107 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................107 Chapter 14 Review: Dislocations. ............109 Chapter 15: Spine Injury...............................110 Field Assessment of Spine Injury.............111 No Spine Injury. .........................................113 Low-Risk Spine Injury...............................113 High-Risk Spine Injury..............................114 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................115 Chapter 15 Review: Spine Injury..............117 Chapter 16: Wounds and Burns. .................118 Wounds........................................................119 Wound Assessment....................................119 Low-Risk Wounds......................................119 High-Risk Wounds.....................................120 Field Treatment of Wounds. .....................121 Impaled Objects..........................................123 Bandages and Dressings for a Hostile Environment...............................................123 Evisceration.................................................125 Traumatic Amputation..............................125