Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
Based on Dr. Auerbach's renowned Wilderness Medicine text, Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition, is your portable, authoritative guide to the full range of medical and emergency situations that occur in non-traditional settings. Useful for experienced physicians as well as advanced practice providers, this unique medical guide covers an indispensable range of topics in a well-illustrated, highly condensed format - in print or on any mobile device - for quick access anytime, anywhere.
An easy-access presentation ensures rapid retrieval and comprehension of wilderness medical information, with "Signs and Symptoms" and "Treatment" sections, bulleted lists, and quick-reference text boxes in every chapter.All chapters are thoroughly up to date, including new information on travel medicine, medications, immunizations, and field treatment of common conditions.
Step-by-step explanations
from wilderness medicine experts cover the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of wilderness emergencies and show you how to improvise with available materials.Comprehensive coverage
includes dive medicine and water-related emergencies, mountain medicine and wilderness survival, global humanitarian relief and disaster medicine, high-altitude medicine, pain management, and much more.Line drawings and color plates
help you quickly and accurately identify skin manifestations, plants, poisonous mushrooms, snakes, insects, and more.Useful appendices
address everything from environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies, medicines, and many additional topics of care.Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase.
This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, tables and figures from the book on a variety of devices.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0323597556
ISBN13:9780323597555
Release Date:February 2019
Publisher:Elsevier
Length:1040 Pages
Weight:2.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 4.8" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Neccsary
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a great resource for any time you leave your house. Evan more so if you leave the paved road.
Fantastic book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Great stand alone or companion book to the larger text. Lots of great info. Will travel with it always. Read it on the airplane...the person next to you will keep peeking at it.
Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Great resource. Up-to-date with input from the most well-known names in wilderness medicine. Small enough to carry in a backpack, but packed with helpful info. Includes everything from packing/planning to critical care in the wilderness. Best resource I've ever seen for this material.
Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is an excellent condensed version of the full text. It is the only medical field guide I have found that is written for a medical doctor instead of an EMT or paramedic in an austere environment. I am a physician in a military special operations unit and carry it on all deployments, whether in the U.S. or other countries. It is the perfect size to carry with my field gear and trauma pack, and is quick, easy to use, and reccommends very up to date and rapid treatment plans. A must have for all medical professionals practicing in the pre-hospital environment! For medical professionals going to remote locations that are limited by what they can carry on their back, very few texts/guides can be brought along. The solution to this limitation is simple; pack your Sanford, your Pharmacoepia, and THIS BOOK. It is the best text for it's size and weight available.
Excellent condensed version of Auerbach's original text
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
If you consider Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine text to be "The Bible of Outdoor Medicine," then this will be a welcomed addition to your reference library. The fieldguide takes many of the most important topics from the original text(such as high altitude emergencies, envenomations, and trauma management) and paraphrases them just enough to be of benefit to both the weekend outdoor warrior and the expedition medic. I particularly was interested in the various ways to utilize common outdoor gear and improvise traction devices for orthopedic injuries. This book is also great in that it is small enough to fit comfortably in your backpack or glove compartment, readily accessable when needed. I highly recommend adding this book to your home or office library.
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