Field Water Disinfection
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…
Natural Disaster Management
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…
A Brief Introduction to Oceanography
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…
Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases
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,…
Exposure to Radiation From the Sun
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…
Elders in the Wilderness
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…
Combat and Casualty Care
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…
Travel Medicine
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…
Wound Management
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…
