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Wilderness first aid : emergency care in remote locations

Title
Wilderness first aid : emergency care in remote locations / Howard D. Backer [and six others].
Author
Backer, Howard D.
Publication
Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2015.

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  • Emergency Care and Safety Institute.
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  • Wilderness Medical Society.
Description
vi, 352 pages; 23 cm
Alternative Title
Emergency Care and Safety Institute, AAOS
Subject
  • Mountaineering injuries
  • Outdoor medical emergencies
  • First aid in illness and injury
  • Wilderness Medicine
  • First Aid
  • Mountaineering > injuries
  • Wounds and Injuries > therapy
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Introduction to wilderness first aid -- Action at an emergency -- Victim assessment and urgent care -- Care of bleeding, wounds, and burns -- Dressings and bandages -- Head and facial injuries -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Specific bone and joint injuries -- Circulatory emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Neurological emergencies -- Abdominal emergencies -- Diabetic emergencies and allergies -- Genitourinary problems -- Physical and environmental hazards -- Poisons, toxins, and poisonous plants -- Animal bites, human bites, and snakebites -- Insect and arthropod bites and stings -- Water emergencies -- CPR basics -- First aid equipment and supplies -- Field water disinfection -- Fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Improving the odds of survival.
ISBN
  • 9781449642181
  • 1449642187
LCCN
2013020772
OCLC
  • ocn759173887
  • 759173887
  • SCSB-14174389
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Columbia University Libraries