Aquatic Skin Disorders
Chapter 82 Aquatic Skin Disorders Edgar Maeyens, Jr. For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The frequency of human contact with marine and freshwater aquatic environments is becoming more frequent….
Essentials of Wilderness Survival
Chapter 41 Essentials of Wilderness Survival Warren D. Bowman, Peter Kummerfeldt For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com This chapter discusses the general principles of wilderness survival, particularly in temperate…
Arthropod Envenomation and Parasitism
Chapter 50 Arthropod Envenomation and Parasitism Timothy B. Erickson, Armando Márquez, Jr. For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The phylum Arthropoda contains about four-fifths of the known animals of…
Toxic Plant Ingestions
Chapter 64 Toxic Plant Ingestions Kimberlie A. Graeme For online only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Over 63,000 plant exposures were reported to 61 American poison control centers in 2008,…
Immersion Into Cold Water
Chapter 6 Immersion Into Cold Water Gordon G. Giesbrecht, Alan M. Steinman For online-only figures and videos, please go to www.expertconsult.com The authors of this chapter hail from two different…
Lightning Injuries
Chapter 3 Lightning Injuries Mary Ann Cooper, Ronald L. Holle, Christopher J. Andrews, Ryan Blumenthal Historical Overview* For online-only figures and videos, please go to www.expertconsult.com Lightning has caused injuries…
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….
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…
