* 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.

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Publisher

Mountaineers Books

Year

2006

eBook ISBN

9781594851315

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Hypothermia Frostbite and other Cold Injuries
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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

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