Chapter 66 Ethnobotany Plant-Derived Medical Therapy Kevin Davison, Rick Marinelli For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The history of ethnobotany begins before the advent of written records. In all…
Chapter 95 Ropes and Knot Tying Stephen E. Hudson, Loui H. Mccurley Ropes—and the knots that hold them in place—are considered by many to be staples of the avid outdoorsperson….
Chapter 25 Tactical Medicine* Lawrence E. Heiskell, Bohdan T. Olesnicky, Sydney J. Vail Tactical medicine can be defined as both emergency and nonemergency care provided to victims of illness or…
Chapter 15 Volcanic Eruptions, Hazards, and Mitigation Joanne N. Feldman, Robert I. Tilling For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Volcanic eruptions are spectacular, violent, and often quite dangerous expressions…
Chapter 19 Splints and Slings Misha R. Kassel, Alan Gianotti For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Splints and slings have been staples of medical care for thousands of years….
Chapter 38 Technical Rescue, Self-Rescue, and Evacuation Ken Zafren, Loui H. McCurley, Charley Shimanski, Will Smith For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Accident on Mt Kenya—1970 On September 5,…
Chapter 57 Bear Behavior and Attacks Luanne Freer, Steven P. French For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Bears are among the most widely distributed animals in the world. At…
Chapter 45 Whitewater Medicine and Rescue Eric A. Weiss Rivers have what man most respects and longs for in his own life and thought—a capacity for renewal and replenishment, continual…
Chapter 40 Helicopter Rescue and Aeromedical Transport* Robert C. Allen, Jimmy L. Cooper For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Rapid provision of appropriate definitive care to acutely ill and…
Chapter 20 Emergency Airway Management Swaminatha V. Mahadevan For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Emergency airway management encompasses assessment, establishment, and protection of the airway in combination with effective…
