Chapter 7 Nonfreezing Cold-Induced Injuries Christopher H.E. Imray, John W. Castellani For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Nonfreezing cold-induced injury (NFCI) is a clinical syndrome that results from damage…
Chapter 105 Wilderness Medicine Education James R. Liffrig, Christopher M. Mcstay For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The features of wilderness medicine that make it so attractive to an…
Chapter 67 Field Water Disinfection Howard D. Backer For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Waterborne disease is a risk for international travelers who visit countries that have poor hygiene…
Chapter 86 Natural Disaster Management Eric K. Noji, Joy E. Crook For online-only figures or videos, please go to www.expertconsult.com On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake was centered near…
Chapter 74 A Brief Introduction to Oceanography Tom Garrison Ocean Statistics The ocean may be defined as the vast body of saline water that occupies the depressions of the earth’s…
Chapter 48 Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases Hemal K. Kanzaria, Renee Y. Hsia Mosquitoes are in the biologic phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Diptera, family Culicidae. There are approximately 35 genera,…
Chapter 14 Exposure to Radiation From the Sun Andrew C. Krakowski, Lee A. Kaplan For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Sun exposure, sun damage, and sun protection are increasingly…
Chapter 101 Elders in the Wilderness Blair Dillard Erb, Uta S. Shimizu There is still no cure for the common birthday. JOHN GLENN, SENIOR ASTRONAUT21 For online-only figures, please go…
Chapter 26 Combat and Casualty Care Michael E. Franco, Edward J. Otten, Thomas F. Ditzler, Shon Compton, Patricia R. Hastings It is difficult to emphasize sufficiently the importance of initial…
