Wilderness first aid emergency care for remote locations

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Emergency Care and Safety Institute, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Wilderness Medical Society
Other Authors: Backer, Howard D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers c2008
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to wilderness first aid
  • Action at an emergency
  • Victim assessment and urgent care
  • Care of bleeding, wounds, and burns
  • Dressings and bandages
  • Head and facial injuries
  • Bone, joint, and muscle injuries
  • Specific bone and joint injuries
  • Circulatory emergencies
  • Respiratory emergencies
  • Neurologic emergencies
  • Abdominal emergencies
  • Diabetic emergencies and allergic reactions
  • Genitourinary problems
  • Physical and environmental hazards
  • Poisons, toxins, and poisonous plants
  • Animal bites, human bites, and snake bites
  • Insect and anthropod bites and stings
  • Water emergencies