Drs. Eric Weiss and Douglas Sward have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Article topics include: Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness; Out-of-hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia; Arthropod Envenomation in North America; North American Snake Envenomation; Cutting Edge Management of Frostbite;Updates in Decompression Illness; Marine Envenomation; Is There a Doctor on Board: Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet; Translating Battlefield Medicine to Wilderness Medicine; The Application of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Austere Environments; Wilderness EMS Systems; Preparing for International Travel & Global Medical Care; and Medical-legal Issues in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. CME Accreditation Page - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Erratum - p. xix 11. Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness - p. 241 12. Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia - p. 261 13. Frostbite - p. 281 14. Updates in Decompression Illness - p. 301 15. Marine Envenomation - p. 321 16. North American Snake Envenomation - p. 339 17. Arthropod Envenomation in North America - p. 355 18. Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Systems - p. 377 19. Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Wilderness Medicine: Advancing Trauma Care in Austere Environments - p. 391 20. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Austere Environments: A Complete Review of Its Utilization, Pitfalls, and Technique for Common Applications in Austere Settings - p. 409 21. Is There a Doctor Onboard? Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet - p. 443 22. Preparing for International Travel and Global Medical Care - p. 465 23. Medicolegal Issues in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine - p. 485 24. Index - p. 495
Drs. Eric Weiss and Douglas Sward have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Article topics include: Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness; Out-of-hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia; Arthropod Envenomation in North America; North American Snake Envenomation; Cutting Edge Management of Frostbite;Updates in Decompression Illness; Marine Envenomation; Is There a Doctor on Board: Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet; Translating Battlefield Medicine to Wilderness Medicine; The Application of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Austere Environments; Wilderness EMS Systems; Preparing for International Travel & Global Medical Care; and Medical-legal Issues in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. CME Accreditation Page - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Erratum - p. xix 11. Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness - p. 241 12. Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia - p. 261 13. Frostbite - p. 281 14. Updates in Decompression Illness - p. 301 15. Marine Envenomation - p. 321 16. North American Snake Envenomation - p. 339 17. Arthropod Envenomation in North America - p. 355 18. Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Systems - p. 377 19. Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Wilderness Medicine: Advancing Trauma Care in Austere Environments - p. 391 20. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Austere Environments: A Complete Review of Its Utilization, Pitfalls, and Technique for Common Applications in Austere Settings - p. 409 21. Is There a Doctor Onboard? Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet - p. 443 22. Preparing for International Travel and Global Medical Care - p. 465 23. Medicolegal Issues in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine - p. 485 24. Index - p. 495
