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PublisherMountaineers Books, T.H.E.

ISBN-101594856583

ISBN-139781594856587

eBay Product ID (ePID)103022848

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameWilderness and Travel Medicine : a Comprehensive Guide

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTravel, Sports & Recreation, Medical, Emergency Medicine, Reference, Outdoor Skills

Publication Year2012

TypeMap

AuthorEric Weiss

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.9 Oz

Item Length5.8 in

Item Width4.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

LCCN2011-046161

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal613.6/8

Synopsis* Author is a nationally recognized expert in wilderness medicine * Covers both illnesses and injuries * Includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand * Every section has been updated and new illustrations added to this edition First published in 1992, Wilderness & Travel Medicine has been a staple of the emergency first-aid kits sold worldwide by Adventure Medical Kits. With this fourth edition, Mountaineers Books and Adventure Medical Kits have partnered to release an updated, standalone reference for anyone who ventures away from civilization. Topics covered include everything from CPR, shock, and fractures to head, eye, and dental injuries, poisonous reactions, frostbite, hypothermia, heat illness, and much, much more. Throughout the text, sidebars provide useful and improvised techniques for specific injuries. In addition, there is "When to Worry" advice explaining how to tell if an injury is advancing in severity, despite attempts to arrest or slow down dangerous symptoms., CLICK HEREto download the section fromWilderness & Travel Medicine on "Chest & Abdominal Injuries" * Author is a nationally recognized expert in wilderness medicine * Covers both illnesses and injuries * Includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand * Every section has been updated and new illustrations added to this edition First published in 1992,Wilderness & Travel Medicine has been a staple of the emergency first-aid kits sold worldwide by Adventure Medical Kits. With this fourth edition, Mountaineers Books and Adventure Medical Kits have partnered to release an updated, standalone reference for anyone who ventures away from civilization. Topics covered include everything from CPR, shock, and fractures to head, eye, and dental injuries, poisonous reactions, frostbite, hypothermia, heat illness, and much, much more. Throughout the text, sidebars provide useful and improvised techniques for specific injuries. In addition, there is "When to Worry" advice explaining how to tell if an injury is advancing in severity, despite attempts to arrest or slow down dangerous symptoms., First published in 1992, "Wilderness & Travel Medicine" has been a staple of the emergency first-aid kits sold worldwide. With this fourth edition, "Mountaineers Books and Adventure Medical Kits" have partnered to release an updated, standalone reference for anyone who ventures away from civilisation. Topics covered include everything from CPR, shock, and fractures to head, eye, and dental injuries, poisonous reactions, frostbite, hypothermia, heat illness, and much, much more. Throughout the text, sidebars provide useful and improvised techniques for specific injuries. In addition, there is "When to Worry" advice explaining how to tell if an injury is advancing in severity, despite attempts to arrest or slow down dangerous symptoms. The author Eric Weiss, MD is a nationally recognised expert in wilderness medicine. It covers both illnesses and injuries. It includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand. Every section has been updated and new illustrations added to this edition., A reference for those who venture away from civilisation. It covers topics ranging from CPR, shock, and fractures to head, eye, and dental injuries, poisonous reactions, frostbite, hypothermia, heat illness, and much, much more. It also includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand.

LC Classification NumberRC88.9.H55W45 2012