Wilderness First Aid Pocket Guide

Informationen zum Autor Paul G. Gill, Jr., M.D. is a board-certified emergency medicine specialist and a member of the Wilderness Medical Society. His outdoor medicine column appeared for many years in Outdoor Life. Gill is author of The Onboard Medical Handbook: First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat. HOMETOWN: Middlebury, Vermont Klappentext With a weather-resistant cover, it is a natural purchase for anyone who hikes, backpacks, kayaks or otherwise spends time outside. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionAssessing and Stabilizing the Trauma VictimPrimary and Secondary Surveys of a Person with Multiple InjuriesThe Primary Survey: the ABCDEs; The Secondary SurveyShockIs the Victim in Shock?; TreatmentCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)ChokingUsing the Heimlich ManeuverChest PainSymptoms; TreatmentSoft Tissue InjuriesOpen WoundsControlling the Bleeding; Cleaning the Wound; Closing the Wound; Skin Avulsions and Flaps; AbrasionsPuncture WoundsTreatmentBurnsTypes; TreatmentCrush InjuriesContusions; Subungual HematomasMusculoskeletal Problems: Bones, Joints, and MusclesSprainsWrists, Hands, Fingers, and ToesStrainsFracturesChecking the CMS; Reducing and Stabilizing the Fracture; Splints; Types; AmputationsDislocationsTypesHead and Neck InjuriesApproaching the Head- or Neck-Injured PatientAssess the ABCDEs and Mental Status; Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Fractures and Low Back StrainHead InjuriesConcussion; Intracranial Bleeding; Repairing a Scalp WoundEvacuationMaking a DecisionChest and Abdominal InjuriesChest InjuriesEvaluating the Injury; TypesAbdominal InjuriesBlunt Abdominal Injuries; Penetrating Abdominal InjuriesEye, Ear, and Nose ProblemsEye InjuriesCorneal Foreign Bodies and Abrasions; Blunt and Penetrating Eye Injuries; Snow Blindness and Frozen CorneaEar and Nose DisordersSwimmer's Ear; Ruptured Eardrum; Insects in the Ear; NosebleedHypothermia and FrostbiteThe Cold FactsHow Heat Is Lost from the Body; How the Body Responds to Heat Loss; Predisposing CausesHypothermiaRecognizing Hypothermia; Treatment; Prevention: Dress for SuccessImmersion HypothermiaThe Cold, Hard Facts; How Long Will You Last in Cold Water?; Getting Out of the DrinkFrostbitePredisposing Factors; Signs and Symptoms; Treatment; PreventionSunburn and Heat IllnessSunburnHeat IllnessHandling the Heat; Types; PreventionLightning InjuriesLightning's Physical EffectsFlashover Effect; Signs and Symptoms of Lightning StrikeTreatment of Lightning InjuriesRecognizing Lightning Injury; First Response; Group TherapyLightning Injury PreventionWhat You Should Do in a Lightning Storm; Lightning Myths and SuperstitionsDrowning and Near-DrowningWhat It's All AboutDefinitions; How It HappensBasic LifesavingThrow Him a Rope; Rescue CarriesTreatmentCPR; Postimmersion SyndromeSpider, Scorpion, Insect, and Snake Bites and StingsSpider FactsBlack Widow Spiders; Brown Spiders; TarantulasScorpionsSigns and Symptoms of Scorpion Sting; Treatment and PreventionBlood-Sucking Flying InsectsMosquitoes; BlackfliesHow to Protect Yourself Against Flying InsectsThe Numbers Game; Avoidance; Physical Barriers; Chemical DeterrenceStinging InsectsSting Operation; Treatment and PreventionSnakesIdentifying Snakes; Snake Physiology 101; The Cast of Characters; Modus Operandi; Signs and Symptoms of Snakebite; Treatment of Snakebite; Prevention of SnakebitePlant DermatitisPrimary Irritant PlantsThorns, Bristles, Hairs, and Chemicals; TreatmentPoison Ivy DermatitisGeographical Distribution; Susceptibility; Signs and Symptoms; Treatment; PreventionInfectious DiarrheaGiardiasis, a.k.a. "Backpacker's Diarrhea"; Treatment; PreventionWater DisinfectionPhysical Methods; Chemical MethodsWhat It's All AboutAcute Mountain SicknessToo High, Too Fast; Symptoms; Treatment; Prevention; High-Altitude Cerebral Edema; High-Altitude Pulmonary EdemaBlistersCauses; Treatment; PreventionOther Foot ProblemsCorns and Calluses; Ingrown Toenails; Athlete's FootBetween a Rock and a...

Product details

• Authors: P Gill, Paul G. Gill
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2002
• EAN: 9780071379625
• ISBN: 978-0-07-137962-5
• Dimensions: 115 mm x 205 mm x 12 mm
• Series: CLS.EDUCATION; Ragged Mountain Press Pocket G; CLS.EDUCATION
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General