Chapter 84 Travel Medicine Buddha Basnyat, Charles D. Ericsson For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com International travelers, particularly those participating in wilderness and outdoors activities, have unique health needs…
Chapter 70 Dehydration, Rehydration,* and Hyperhydration Robert W. Kenefick, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Lisa R. Leon, Karen K. O’Brien Introduction and Definition of Terms Body fluid balance is controlled by both…
Chapter 22 Wound Management Ramin Jamshidi For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Management of wounds sustained in remote and wilderness environments requires special preparation and knowledge. The basic elements…
Chapter 13 Emergency Care of the Burned Victim Michael J. Mosier, David M. Heimbach Epidemiology Each year in the United States, approximately 2 million individuals are burned seriously enough to…
Chapter 4 Thermoregulation Larry I. Crawshaw, Kei Nagashima, Tamae Yoda, Mayumi Nakamura, Ken Tokizawa, Yuki Uchida For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com A warm body has long been recognized…
Chapter 76 Emergency Oxygen Administration Eric Douglas, Nicholas H. Bird Oxygen (O2) administration can be a critical adjunct to the delivery of effective emergency medical care. Medical personnel who practice…
Chapter 108 Native American Healing Kenneth S. Cohen The very concept of Native American wilderness medicine may seem redundant. Until the industrial age, all Native American medicine was learned, developed,…
Chapter 5 Accidental Hypothermia Daniel F. Danzl For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Although used for medical purposes for millennia, cold modalities were not scientifically evaluated until the 18th…
Chapter 10 Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses Lisa R. Leon, Robert W. Kenefick* For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of…
Chapter 42 Principles of Meteorology and Weather Prediction John Mioduszewski, D. Nelun Fernando, David A. Robinson General Circulation and Atmospheric Profile Climate Controls and Radiation Balance Equatorial regions receive a…
