Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition

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challenging circumstances. In addition to under- standing 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 WMA International hope that you find WARM interesting, relevant, and useful. We plan to continue updating and revising this text and our curriculum regularly, and we welcome and encourage your comments and critique via email or through the custom form accessed through the QR code below.

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