Revised Edition
E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-135-97349-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
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Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
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Introduction
Section 1: Pre-expedition Planning
1. What is expedition medicine?: David Warrell, Sararh Anderson and Chris Johnson
2. Vaccinations: Richard Dawood
3. Expedition medical kits: Robin Illingworth
4. Expedition first aid and training: Jon Dallimore
5. Legal liability: Alistair Duff
6. Medical insurance: Mark Whittingham
7. Pre-existing medical conditions: Mukul Agarwal
8. Risk assessment and crisis management: Clive Barrow
Section 2: Field Medicine
9. The role of the expedition medical officer: Sarah Anderson
10. Base camp hygiene and health: Hokey Bennett-Jones
11. Water purification: Paul Goodyer and Larry Goodyer
12. Assessment of the injured or ill patient: Charles Siderfin
13. First aid and management of minor injuries: Jon Dallimore
14. Management of the seriously injured casualty: Stephen Hearns
15. Remote medical emergencies: Stephen Hearns
16. Casualty evacuation: Rod Stables
17. Medical aspects of survival: Rod Stables
18. Common infections: Matthew Dryden
19. Malaria and other tropical diseases: David Warrell
20. Venomous and poisonous animals: David Warrell
21. Psychological problems on expeditions: Michael Phelan
22. Expedition dentistry: David Geddes
Section 3: Medical Problems of Environmental Extremes
23. Desert expeditions: Sundeep Dhillon
24. Tropical forest expeditions: Paul Richards
25. Polar expeditions: Chris Johnson
26. High-altitude and mountaineering expeditions: Charles Clarke
27. Underwater expeditions: Andrew Pitkin
28. Caving expeditions: Andrew Pitkin
29. Canoe, kayak and raft expeditions: Andy Watt
Author biographies and acknowledgements
Royal Geographers Society (with IBG)
Appendices
1. Pre-expedition medical questionnaire
2. Crisis management plan
3. Medical assessment questionnaire
4. References and further reading
5. Useful addresses
6. Glossary
Index