Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
Practical Medical Advice for Remote Places
(Sprache: Englisch)
This handbook provides practical information on the prevention and treatment of medical problems in extreme environments. An essential reference book for expeditions and travellers to remote areas, it offers guidance on maintaining the physical and...
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This handbook provides practical information on the prevention and treatment of medical problems in extreme environments. An essential reference book for expeditions and travellers to remote areas, it offers guidance on maintaining the physical and psychological health of team members under the stresses and challenges of an expedition.
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Written by experienced expeditioners, the handbook is organized in to eight main sections and includes information on fieldcraft, diagnosis and treatment of medical problems encountered during an expedition (divided anatomically), environmental hazards, crisis management and issues to be dealt with after returning home. It also covers basic information about how to plan for an expedition, how to keep the expedition members healthy, how to diagnose and manage theirmedical problems in remote environments and provide brief summaries of medical problems peculiar to different expedition environments.
This pocket-sized book contains all you need to know to minimise health risks, to protect your health and to deal with unexpected medical problems while you are travelling in remote, wilderness areas of the world.
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1. Expedition medicine ; 2. Preparations ; 3. Food, water, and hygiene ; 4. Crisis management ; 5. Emergencies - diagnosis ; 6. Emergencies - trauma ; 7. Emergencies - serious illness and collapse ; 8. Skin ; 9. Head and Neck ; 10. Remote emergency dentistry for doctors ; 11. Chest ; 12. Abdomen ; 13. Limbs and back ; 14. Infectious diseases ; 15. Psychological and psychiatric problems ; 16. Risks from animals ; 17. Plants and fungi ; 18. Anaesthesia in remote locations ; 19. Cold climates ; 20. Mountains and high altitudes ; 21. Rivers, lakes, and oceans ; 22. Caving expeditions ; 23. Hot environments - desert and tropical forests
Autoren-Porträt von Chris Johnson, Sarah R. Anderson, Jon Dallimore, Shane Winser, David A. Warrell
Dr Chris Johnson completed an MD in environmental physiology while over-wintering in Antarctica in 1979 as a medical officer for the British Antarctic Survey. On return to the UK he trained as an anaesthetist and now works as a hospital consultant in Bristol. An enthusiastic teacher, he currently holds the post of Regional Adviser for the Royal College of Anaesthetists and writes on aspects of medical education. He maintains an interest in cold weather physiology, is a member of the medical advisory panel to the Royal Geographical Society, and in recent years has travelled in the Yukon, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland and Lapland.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Chris Johnson , Sarah R. Anderson , Jon Dallimore , Shane Winser , David A. Warrell
- 2012, Nachdr., 748 Seiten, 10 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 10,7 x 18,2 cm, Kunststoff, Englisch
- By Chris Lohnson, Sarah R. Anderson, Jon Dallimore et al.
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199296618
- ISBN-13: 9780199296613
Sprache:
Englisch
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...a comprehensive guide to expedition planning and clinical field management in a host of hostile environments...whether you are a leather-skinned expedition leader, or simply considering travelling to unusual territory, a copy of this book, tucked into the to of your rucksack, will be one piece of extra weight you'll be glad you opted for. British Journal of Hospital Medicine The book describes so many risks from plants and fungi, animals, food, water and poor hygiene that it is a wonder than anyone travels at all. Nursing Standard
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