Environmental and Wilderness Medicine, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 42-3 - June 25, 2024
Imprint: Elsevier
Editors: Cheyenne Falat, Stephanie Lareau
Language: English
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In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. C Cheyenne Falat and Stephanie Lareau bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental and Wilderness Medicine. Emergency medicine physicians must be equipped with the knowledge to effectively care for patients who push the limits of this world and are exposed to the extremes of temperature, altitude, terrain, physical activity, flora and fauna—and even outer space. This issue addresses each of these topics with guidance from top experts in the field.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Heat-Related Illnesses
Key points
Introduction
Presentation
Risk stratification
Treatment
Summary
Clinics care points
Environmental Hypothermia
Key points
Introduction, mortality, and background
Definitions
Risk factors
Pathophysiology of hypothermia
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Cold Injury
Key points
Introduction
History and epidemiology of cold injury
Frostbite
Cold associated conditions
Summary
Clinics care points
Altitude-Related Illness
Key points
Introduction
Background and definitions
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology
Prevention of altitude-related illness
Diagnosis of altitude-related illness
Treatment of altitude-related illness
Other altitude-related conditions
Case report: 34-year-old female with headache
Summary
Clinics care points
Drowning
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Pre-hospital care
In-hospital care
Prevention
Summary
Clinics care points
Underwater and Scuba Diving Accidents
Key points
Introduction
Environmental factors
History and examination of the injured diver
Summary
Clinics care points
Desert Medicine
Key points
Introduction
Patient care considerations
Desert environment-specific medical conditions
Summary
Clinics care points
Supplementary data
Endurance Sporting Events
Key points
Introduction
History/background
Cardiac events
Heat illness
Dysnatremia
Musculoskeletal injuries
Blisters
Considerations for endurance event medical directors and staff
Summary
Clinics care points
Tick-Borne Illnesses in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine
Key points
Introduction
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis
Babesiosis
Other tick-borne diseases
Tick-bite prevention and removal
Summary
Clinics care points
Plant Dermatitis
Key points
Background, prevalence, and healthcare impact
Classifications
Prevention
Treatment
Complications of mechanical plant injury
Public health advances in plant dermatitis management
Climate change and new challenges
Summary
Clinics care points
Animal Bites and Attacks
Key points
Introduction
Animal bites
Clinics care points—animal bites
Rabies
Clinics care points—rabies
Animal attacks
Clinics care points—animal attacks
Clinical Management of North American Snake and Marine Envenomations
Key points
Introduction
North American snake envenomations
North American marine envenomations
Summary
Clinics care points—North American snake envenomations
Clinics care points—North American marine envenomations
Lightning Strike Injuries
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Background
Clinical features
Prehospital evaluation
Hospital evaluation
Prevention
Summary
Clinics care points
Climate Change
Key points
Introduction
Background: climate science
Connecting climate change to human health and vulnerability
Salient features of climate change and health impacts
Opportunities for emergency medicine action
Summary
Clinics care points
Spaceflight Environment
Key points
Introduction
Screening and prevention
Environmental factors and their health implications
Launch and landing considerations
Return and rehabilitation
Medical emergencies in spaceflight
Implications for emergency medicine
Upcoming challenges
Clinics care points

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