Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries

Prevention, Survival, Rescue, and Treatment

Gordon Giesbrecht, Ph.D., James A Wilkerson, M.D.

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN:
  9781594851315
• Edition: 2

* A vital resource for search and rescue professionals and physicians as well as outdoor enthusiasts
* Includes new chapters to cover cold injuries and strategies for survival that weren't in the previous editionHikers, skiers, climbers, hunters, fishermen, bicyclists, and lost children -- all are potentially at risk of hypothermia or other cold injuries including frostbite and trenchfoot. Cold water immersion is also a major cause of death in boating accidents. Yet as shown in anecdotes from the updated second edition of Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries, many people have died unnecessarily, succumbing to cold effects long before hypothermia sets in. This compact, comprehensive book covers the causes and effects of hypothermia and other cold injuries, and tells how to prevent, recognize, and treat them. Included is coverage of how the body loses heat and the latest rewarming techniques such as thermal wraps. This edition has added chapters on cold water drowning and covers additional cold injuries from Raynaud's phenomenon to cold-induced asthma. You'll also find strategies for cold-weather survival, plus safe practices for working on the ice and ice water escape and rescue techniques.

Table of contents

• Hypothermia Frostbite and other Cold Injuries
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• An Appreciation
• Introduction
• Chapter One: Baby It’s Cold Outside: Basic Human Cold Physiology
• Chapter Two: The Cold Hard Facts: Cold Pathophysiology
• Chapter Three: Don’t Lose Your Cool: Mechanisms of Heat Loss
• Chapter Four: Too Cool to Breathe: Evaluation and Treatment of Hypothermia
• Chapter Five: Keep Your Head Up: Cold Water Immersion
• Chapter Six: I’ve Got That Sinking Feeling: Cold Water Drowning
• Chapter Seven: You’re As Cold As Ice: Frostbite
• Chapter Eight: Don’t Get Cold Feet: Trench Foot
• Chapter Nine: Many Are Cold But Few Are Frozen: Other Nonfreezing Cold Injuries
• Chapter Ten: I Have Nothing to Wear: Cold Weather Clothing
• Chapter Eleven: Left Out in the Cold: Cold Weather Survival
• Chapter Twelve: Get Me Outta Here: Ice Water Escape and Rescue
• Glossary
• Selected References
• Index