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…
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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…
Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses
Chapter 10 Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses Lisa R. Leon, Robert W. Kenefick* For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of…
Principles of Meteorology and Weather Prediction
Chapter 42 Principles of Meteorology and Weather Prediction John Mioduszewski, D. Nelun Fernando, David A. Robinson General Circulation and Atmospheric Profile Climate Controls and Radiation Balance Equatorial regions receive a…
Wilderness Trauma and Surgical Emergencies
Chapter 21 Wilderness Trauma and Surgical Emergencies* Kirby R. Gross, Bryan R. Collier, William P. Riordan, Jr., John A. Morris, Jr. Purpose This chapter is written to provide physicians and…
The Changing Environment
Chapter 109 The Changing Environment James K. Mitchell, James M. Jeffers Three miles southwest of the Kremlin, not far from Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, lies the Novodevichiy Cemetery, one of the…
Non–North American Travel and Exotic Diseases
Chapter 85 Non–North American Travel and Exotic Diseases Arlene E. Dent, James W. Kazura Travelers to tropical and subtropical areas of the world where hygienic conditions are poor and ecologic…
