Wilderness emergency care
Title:
Wilderness emergency care
JLCTITLE245:
Steve Donelan.
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Publication Information:
Eugene, OR : American Safety & Health Institute, c2008.
Physical Description:
200 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
Preparation and assessment: Training for wilderness emergencies ; Patient assessment: learning to find problems ; Wilderness first aid kits -- Preventing and caring for injuries: Shock ; Wilderness wound care ; Burns ; Backpacking stoves, function and safety ; Bone injuries and splinting ; Athletic injuries -- Specific injuries: Head injuries ; Eye and facial injuries ; Dental emergencies ; Managing spinal injuries ; Chest and abdominal injuries -- Environmental hazards: How to beat the heat ; Hypothermia ; Frostbite and Raynaud's disease ; Dressing for survival ; Altitude illness ; Lightning strike ; Wilderness eye protection ; Sunburn and skin protection -- Biological hazards: Contaminated water ; Mosquitoes, ticks and disease ; Spiders, bees and wasps ; Venomous snakes ; Hazardous mammals ; Hazardous marine animals ; Hazardous plants -- Medical problems: Respiratory illness ; Gastrointestinal illness ; Diabetes and other chronic conditions ; CPR in the wilderness ; Pregnancy and wilderness activity -- Evacuation and survival: Survival and evacuation techniques ; EMS in the wilderness ; Herbal first aid.