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Wilderness Medicine

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  • 6th Edition - April 17, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Paul S. Auerbach
  • Language: English

Quickly and decisively manage any medical emergency you encounter in the great outdoors with Wilderness Medicine! World-renowned authority and author Dr. Paul Auerbach and a team… Read more

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Quickly and decisively manage any medical emergency you encounter in the great outdoors with Wilderness Medicine! World-renowned authority and author Dr. Paul Auerbach and a team of experts offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of emergencies and health problems encountered in situations where time and resources are scarce. Every day, more and more people are venturing into the wilderness and extreme environments, or are victims of horrific natural disasters...and many are unprepared for the dangers and aftermath that come with these episodes. Whether these victims are stranded on mountaintops, lost in the desert, injured on a remote bike path, or ill far out at sea, this indispensable resource--now with online access at www.expertconsult.com for greater accessibility and portability--equips rescuers and health care professionals to effectively address and prevent injury and illness in the wilderness! This textbook is widely referred to as "The Bible of Wilderness Medicine."

Key features

  • Be able to practice emergency medicine outside of the traditional hospital/clinical setting whether you are in remote environments, underdeveloped but highly populated areas, or disaster areas, are part of search and rescue operations, or dealing with casualties from episodes of extreme sports and active lifestyle activities
  • Face any medical challenge in the wilderness with expert guidance: Dr. Auerbach is a noted author and the world's leading authority on wilderness medicine. He is a founder and Past President of the Wilderness Medical Society, consultant to the Divers Alert Network and many other agencies and organizations, and a member of the National Medical Committee for the National Ski Patrol System
  • Handle everything from frostbite to infection by marine microbes, not to mention other diverse injuries, bites, stings, poisonous plant exposures, animal attacks, and natural disasters
  • Grasp the essential aspects of search and rescue
  • Respond quickly and effectively by improvising with available materials
  • Improve your competency and readiness with the latest guidance on volcanic eruptions, extreme sports, splints and slings, wilderness cardiology, living off the land, aerospace medicine, mental health in the wilderness, tactical combat casualty care, and much more
  • Meet the needs and special considerations of specific patient populations such as children, women, elders, persons with chronic medical conditions, and the disabled.
  • Make smart decisions about gear, navigation, nutrition, and survival

Readership

Emergency Medicine; Wilderness Medicine; Sports Medicine

Table of contents

PART 1 Mountain Medicine

1. High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology

2. Avalanches

3. Lightning Injuries

PART 2 Cold and Heat

4. Thermoregulation

5. Accidental Hypothermia

6. Immersion Into Cold Water

7. Nonfreezing Cold-Induced Injuries

8. Frostbite

9. Polar Medicine

10. Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses

11. Clinical Management of Heat-Related llnesses

PART 3 Burns, Fire, and Radiation

12. Wildland Fires: Dangers and Survival

13. Emergency Care of the Burned Victim

14. Exposure to Radiation From the Sun

15. Volcanic Eruptions, Hazards, and Mitigation

PART 4 Injuries and Medical Interventions

16. Injury Prevention: Decision Making, Safety, and Accident Avoidance

17. Principles of Pain Management

18. Taping and Bandaging

19. Splints and Slings

20. Emergency Airway Management

21. Wilderness Trauma and Surgical Emergencies

22. Wound Management

23. Improvised Medicine in the Wilderness

24. Hunting and Fishing Injuries

25. Tactical Medicine

26. Combat and Casualty Care

27. Wilderness Orthopedics

28. The Eye in the Wilderness

29. Foot Problems and Care

30. Wilderness Dentistry

31. Management of Facial Injuries

32. Wilderness Cardiology

33. Wilderness Neurology

34. Chronic Diseases and Wilderness Activities

35. Mental Health in the Wilderness

PART 5 Rescue and Survival

36. Wilderness Emergency Medical Services and Response Systems

37. Search and Rescue

38. Technical Rescue, Self-Rescue, and Evacuation

39. Litters and Carries

40. Helicopter Rescue and Aeromedical Transport

41. Essentials of Wilderness Survival

42. Principles of Meteorology and Weather Prediction

43. Jungle Travel and Survival

44. Desert Travel and Survival

45. Whitewater Medicine and Rescue

46. Caving and Cave Rescue

PART 6 Animals, Insects, and Zoonoses

47. Protection from Blood-Feeding Arthropods

48. Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

49. Malaria

50. Arthropod Envenomation and Parasitism

51. Tick-Borne Diseases

52. Spider Bites

53. Scorpion Envenomation

54. Bites by Venomous Reptiles in Canada, the United States, and Mexico

55. Envenoming and Injuries by Venomous and Nonvenomous Reptiles Worldwide

56. Bites and Injuries Infl icted by Wild and Domestic Animals

57. Bear Behavior and Attacks

58. Alligator and Crocodile Attacks

59. Wilderness-Acquired Zoonoses

60. Rabies

61. Emergency Veterinary Medicine

PART 7 Plants

62. Seasonal and Acute Allergic Reactions

63. Plant-Induced Dermatitis

64. Toxic Plant Ingestions

65. Toxic Mushroom Ingestions

66. Ethnobotany: Plant-Derived Medical Therapy

PART 8 Food and Water

67. Field Water Disinfection

68. Infectious Diarrhea From Wilderness and Foreign Travel

69. Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Starvation

70. Dehydration, Rehydration, and Hyperhydration

71. Living Off the Land

72. Seafood Toxidromes

73. Seafood Allergies

PART 9 Marine Medicine

74. A Brief Introduction to Oceanography

75. Submersion Injuries and Drowning

76. Emergency Oxygen Administration

77. Diving Medicine

78. Hyperbaric Medicine

79. Injuries From Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals

80. Envenomation by Aquatic Invertebrates

81. Envenomation by Aquatic Vertebrates

82. Aquatic Skin Disorders

83. Safety and Survival at Sea

PART 10 Travel, Environmental Hazards, and Disasters

84. Travel Medicine

85. Non–North American Travel and Exotic Diseases

86. Natural Disaster Management

87. Expedition Medicine

88. Global Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Relief

89. Natural and Human-Made Hazards: Disaster Risk Management Issues

PART 11 Equipment and Special Knowledge

90. Global Crimes, Incarceration, and Quarantine

91. Wilderness Preparation, Equipment, and Medical Supplies

92. Ultrasound and Telemedicine in the Wilderness

93. Outdoor Clothing for the Wilderness Professional

94. Nonmedical Backcountry Equipment for Wilderness Professionals

95. Ropes and Knot Tying

96. Wilderness Navigation Techniques and Communication Methods

PART 12 Special Populations and Considerations

97. Training for Wilderness Adventure

98. Exercise, Conditioning, and Performance Training

99. Children in the Wilderness

100. Women in the Wilderness

101. Elders in the Wilderness

102. Persons With Special Needs and Disabilities

103. Wilderness and Endurance Events

104. Ranch and Rodeo Medicine

105. Wilderness Medicine Education

106. Medical Liability and Wilderness Emergencies

107. The Ethics of Wilderness Medicine

108. Native American Healing

PART 13 The Wilderness

109 The Changing Environment

110. Biodiversity and Human Health

111. Health Implications of Environmental Change

112. Wilderness Management and Preservation

113. Leave No Trace

114. Space Medicine: The New Frontier

Appendix Drug Stability in the Wilderness

Review quotes

"There is a reason a book makes it to a sixth edition. This is the definitive book on wilderness medicine. It is an excellent, thorough book on critical and exciting concepts in this still expanding realm. The topics are concise yet cover a broad spectrum of environments and clinical situations not commonly seen. A number of the subjects are not exclusive to wilderness situations and are applicable to everyday life in the emergency room and hospital. Although the book is large and heavy, possibly limiting its use in the field, the online version (access is provided with the purchase of the book) may be a viable option for those with portable devices." - Michael D. Zwank, MD, RDMS, FACEP(University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody 4 stars!

"When on vacation, who knows when you might need to treat a Gila-monster bite or use dental floss to close scalp lacerations? 'Wilderness Medicine,' edited by Paul S. Auerbach, professor of surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine's emergency division, has the answers." - Laura Landro, Wall Street Journal

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 19, 2013
  • Language: English

About the author

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Paul S. Auerbach

Dr. Paul S. Auerbach, FACEP, FAWM, is the Redlich Family Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the world's leading expert on wilderness medicine and a prolific author. He is the Editor of Wilderness Medicine, and author of Medicine for the Outdoors and Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine.

Dr. Auerbach holds his MD from Duke and completed his internship at Dartmouth and residency at UCLA. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He has been recognized as a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and received the New Orleans Grand Isle Award for Science from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, the Founders Award from the Wilderness Medical Society, and the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, among others. Dr. Auerbach has served as a volunteer physician in Haiti, Nepal, and Guatemala.

Affiliations and expertise
Redlich Family Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA