Elders in the Wilderness
Chapter 101 Elders in the Wilderness Blair Dillard Erb, Uta S. Shimizu There is still no cure for the common birthday. JOHN GLENN, SENIOR ASTRONAUT21 For online-only figures, please go…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Combat and Casualty Care
Chapter 26 Combat and Casualty Care Michael E. Franco, Edward J. Otten, Thomas F. Ditzler, Shon Compton, Patricia R. Hastings It is difficult to emphasize sufficiently the importance of initial…
Travel Medicine
Chapter 84 Travel Medicine Buddha Basnyat, Charles D. Ericsson For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com International travelers, particularly those participating in wilderness and outdoors activities, have unique health needs…
Wound Management
Chapter 22 Wound Management Ramin Jamshidi For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Management of wounds sustained in remote and wilderness environments requires special preparation and knowledge. The basic elements…
Dehydration, Rehydration, and Hyperhydration
Chapter 70 Dehydration, Rehydration,* and Hyperhydration Robert W. Kenefick, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Lisa R. Leon, Karen K. O’Brien Introduction and Definition of Terms Body fluid balance is controlled by both…
Emergency Care of the Burned Victim
Chapter 13 Emergency Care of the Burned Victim Michael J. Mosier, David M. Heimbach Epidemiology Each year in the United States, approximately 2 million individuals are burned seriously enough to…
Emergency Oxygen Administration
Chapter 76 Emergency Oxygen Administration Eric Douglas, Nicholas H. Bird Oxygen (O2) administration can be a critical adjunct to the delivery of effective emergency medical care. Medical personnel who practice…
Thermoregulation
Chapter 4 Thermoregulation Larry I. Crawshaw, Kei Nagashima, Tamae Yoda, Mayumi Nakamura, Ken Tokizawa, Yuki Uchida For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com A warm body has long been recognized…
Native American Healing
Chapter 108 Native American Healing Kenneth S. Cohen The very concept of Native American wilderness medicine may seem redundant. Until the industrial age, all Native American medicine was learned, developed,…
Accidental Hypothermia
Chapter 5 Accidental Hypothermia Daniel F. Danzl For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Although used for medical purposes for millennia, cold modalities were not scientifically evaluated until the 18th…
