Chapter 88 Global Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Relief Raghu Venugopal, Kevin Coppock, Kirsten Johnson, Joanne Liu, Marilyn McHarg, Parveen K. Parmar, Stephanie Kayden, Matthew C. Spitzer For online-only figures, please…
Chapter 81 Envenomation by Aquatic Vertebrates Paul S. Auerbach For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com See Chapter 79 for a discussion of infections associated with aquatic wounds and the…
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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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….
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…
