Expedition Medicine Revised Edition

Name: Expedition Medicine Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9781579583347

ISBN-10: 1579583342

ISBN-13: 9781579583347

Edition: 6th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Warrell, Sarah Anderson, with the Institute of British Geographers Staff Royal Geographical Society

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The key to avoiding accidents and illness is proper planning and preparation, and this book shows how that should be done. It also sets out what to do is things go wrong. This is the completely rewritten and revised sixth edition, updated to take into account new research findings and medicines.

Book details

List price: $160.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 3/7/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.22" wide x 8.58" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Sarah Wood Anderson is an associate lecturer in the department of English at University of Wisconsin-Madison.



Introduction



Pre-expedition Planning



What is expedition medicine?




Vaccinations




Expedition medical kits




Expedition first aid training




Legal liability




Medical insurance




Pre-existing medical conditions




Risk assessment and crisis management




Field Medicine



The role of the expedition medical officer




Base camp hygiene and health




Water purification




Assessment of the injured or ill patient




First aid and management of minor injuries




Management of the seriously injured casualty




Remote medical emergencies




Casualty evacuation




Medical aspects of survival




Common infections




Malaria and other tropical diseases




Venomous and poisonous animals




Psychological problems on expeditions




Expedition dentistry




Medical Problems of Environmental Extremes



Desert expeditions




Tropical forest expeditions




Polar expeditions




High-altitude and mountaineering expeditions




Underwater expeditions




Caving expeditions




Canoe, kayak and raft expeditions



Author biographies and acknowledgements


Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)


Appendices



Pre-expedition medical questionnaire



Crisis management plan



Medical assessment questionnaire



References and further reading



Useful addresses



Glossary


Index