Wilderness medicine

Equips rescuers and health care professionals to diagnose and treat the full range of emergencies and health problems encountered in the wilderness, from frostbite to infection by marine microbes, includng bites, stings, poisonous plant exposures, animal attacks, and natural disasters. Offers guidelines for pain management, and addresses considerations for persons with chronic medical conditions.

1. High-altitude medicine / Peter H. Hackett and Robert C. Roach -- 2. Avalanches / Knox Williams, Dale Atkins and Colin K. Grissom -- 3. Lightning injuries / Mary Ann Cooper, Christopher J. Andrews and Ronald L. Holle -- 4. Thermoregulation / Larry I. Crawshaw, Helen L. Wallace and Samhita Dasgupta -- 5. Accidental hypothermia / Daniel F. Danzl -- 6. Immersion in cold water / Gordon G. Giesbrecht and Alan M. Steinman -- 7. Nonfreezing cold-induced injuries / Grant S. Lipman and John W. Castellani -- 8. Frostbite / Robert L. McCauley, Garry W. Killyon, David J. Smith, Jr., Martin C. Robson and John P. Heggers -- 9. Polar medicine / Betty Carlisle and Ian Davis -- 10. Pathophysiology of heat-related illnesses / Stephen L. Gaffin and Daniel S. Moran -- 11. Clinical management of heat-related illnesses / Daniel S. Moran and Stephen L. Gaffin -- 12. Wildland fires : dangers and survival / Martin E. Alexander, Robert W. Mutch and Kathleen Mary Davis -- 13. Emergency care of the burned victim / Roberta Mann and David M. Heimbach -- 14. Exposure to radiation from the sun / Lee A. Kaplan -- 15. Volcanic eruptions / Joanne Feldman and Robert I. Tilling -- 16. Injury prevention / Ariel D. M…