Expedition Medicine
Chapter 87 Expedition Medicine Jon Dallimore, Nicholas P. Mason, James Moore For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Historical Background The desire for exploration runs deep in the human spirit….
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Litters and Carries
Chapter 39 Litters and Carries Donald C. Cooper, Timothy P. Mier For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Every search and rescue event goes through a series of four consecutive…
Bites by Venomous Reptiles in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Chapter 54 Bites by Venomous Reptiles in Canada, the United States, and Mexico Robert L. Norris, Jr., Sean P. Bush, Jennifer Cohen Smith For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com…
Space Medicine: The New Frontier
Chapter 114 Space Medicine The New Frontier Kira Bacal, Kieran Smart For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Wilderness medicine is often about making do with less, and providing care…
Ultrasound and Telemedicine in the Wilderness
Chapter 92 Ultrasound and Telemedicine in the Wilderness N. Stuart Harris, Peter J. Fagenholz For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com In a remarkable departure from historic norms, modern wilderness…
Management of Facial Injuries
Chapter 31 Management of Facial Injuries Vicki Mazzorana Wilderness medicine is defined in terms of the amount of time that an individual is remote from definitive hospital-based care. This definition…
Avalanches
Chapter 2 Avalanches Colin K. Grissom, Martin I. Radwin, Dale Atkins, Scott E. McIntosh For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com An avalanche is a mass of snow that slides…
Foot Problems and Care
Chapter 29 Foot Problems and Care Grant S. Lipman, Brian J. Krabak “There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip; Nay, her foot speaks.” WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE For online-only figures,…
Bites and Injuries Inflicted by Wild and Domestic Animals
Chapter 56 Bites and Injuries Inflicted by Wild and Domestic Animals John E. Bradford, Luanne Freer For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Wild and domestic animal bites are distinct…
Ethnobotany: Plant-Derived Medical Therapy
Chapter 66 Ethnobotany Plant-Derived Medical Therapy Kevin Davison, Rick Marinelli For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The history of ethnobotany begins before the advent of written records. In all…
