Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities
eBook - ePub

Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities

About this book

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* The best-selling backcountry medical guide of its kind
* This edition includes new chapters on avalanche injuries, drowning, eye disorders, medical evacuations, and lightning
* Provides expert information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, plus medications, medical kits, and legal and ethical considerations Compiled by highly recognized medical professionals in the emergency response and trauma field, the latest edition of Medicine for Mountaineering features fully revised and expanded information to help mountaineers weather storms, animal attacks, injuries, and more. With a new foreword by Buck Tilton and updated essentials on reacting to wilderness accidents, the 6th edition includes new chapters on drowning, avalanche injuries, evacuation procedures, and more.

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Information

Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Year
2010
Edition
6
eBook ISBN
9781594853937
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
First Aid & Safety

Table of contents

  1. Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Section I: General Principles
  10. Section II: Traumatic Disorders
  11. Section III: Nontraumatic Disorders
  12. Section IV: Environmental Injuries
  13. Appendixes
  14. Index

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