Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition

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Section VI: Backcountry Medicine.................................. 195 Chapter 24: An Approach to Illness...........196 Generic Assessment of the Ill Patient......196 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................197 Chapter 24 Review: An Approach to Illness........................................................... 198 Chapter 25: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat. ................................................................ 199 Red Eye........................................................199 Treatment of Red Eye.................................200 Foreign Body Injury...................................200 Sunburn....................................................... 201 Infection. ..................................................... 201 Chemical Exposure....................................201 Contact Lenses............................................201 Nosebleed.................................................... 202 Treatment of Nosebleed.............................202 Dental Problems.........................................202 Dental Trauma............................................202 Dental Infection..........................................203 External Ear Infection................................204 Treatment of Swimmer’s Ear.....................204 Middle Ear Infection and Sinusitis..........204 Treatment of Middle Ear Infection and Sinusitis........................................................ 205 Sore Throat..................................................206 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................206 Chapter 25 Review: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat...................................................207 Chapter 26: Abdominal Pain.......................208 Practical Abdominal Anatomy.................208 Assessment of Abdominal Pain................209 Hollow Organ Problems............................209 Other Abdominal Problems......................210 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................211 Chapter 26 Review: Abdominal Pain......212 Chapter 27: Chest Pain.................................213 Myocardial Ischemia..................................213 Risk Factors.................................................214 Stable Angina..............................................214 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................215 Chapter 27 Review: Chest Pain................216

Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Problems......217 Diarrhea....................................................... 217 Assessment of Diarrhea.............................217 Treatment of Diarrhea...............................218 Constipation................................................ 218 Treatment of Constipation........................218 Nausea and Vomiting.................................219 Treatment of Vomiting..............................219 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................219 Chapter 28 Review: Gastrointestinal Problems...................................................... 220 Chapter 29: Genitourinary Problems........221 Vaginitis....................................................... 221 Treatment of Vaginitis...............................222 Urinary Tract Infection.............................222 Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection......223 Urinary Tract Obstruction........................224 Bladder Outlet Obstruction......................224 Kidney Stone...............................................224 Testicular Pain............................................224 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................225 Chapter 29 Review: Genitourinary Problems...................................................... 226 Chapter 30: Respiratory Infection..............227 Respiratory Infection.................................227 Treatment of Respiratory Infection..........228 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................228 Chapter 30 Review: Respiratory Infection. ..................................................... 229 Chapter 31: Skin Rash...................................230 Serious or Not Serious?.............................230 Local or Systemic?......................................230 The Not Serious Rash.................................231 Infection. ..................................................... 232 Infestation.................................................... 232 Local Allergy...............................................233 Trauma and Chemical Irritation..............233 Risk Versus Benefit in Skin Rash..............233 Chapter 31 Review: Skin Rash..................235 Chapter 32: Behavioral Problems and Psychiatric Emergencies...........................236 Assessment of Abnormal Behavior..........237 Field Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies................................................ 237 Drug and Alcohol Overdose.....................238