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| Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition | 
| Author: Paul S. Auerbach
Publisher: Mosby
Category: Book
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $159.20
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 215732
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 2316
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.9 x 2.6
ISBN: 0323032281
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.98
EAN: 9780323032285
ASIN: 0323032281
Publication Date: January 19, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
New edition is even better October 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It is no surprise that the Fifth Edition of this unique medical reference is better than ever. For those who are new to this authoritative tome, you will immediately notice how well it is organized to help those in an emergency effectively find the answers they need. The chapters cover Mountain Medicine, Cold and Heat, Burns, Fire and Radiation, Rescue and Survival, Injuries and Medical Intervention, Animals Insects and Zoonoses, Plants, Food and Water, Marine Medicine, Travel and Environmental Hazards, Equipment, Special Populations (issue related to children and the elderly) and the Wilderness.
Every subject is carefully explained so the medical injuries surrounding the subject can be identified and understood in context and with greater detail. For example, to understand how to rescue someone from an avalanche, the reader must understand how avalanches are formed. The book also goes into detail on rescue equipment and their correct use as well as proper self and organized rescues before discussing medical treatments for avalanche victims.
The bulk of the book consists of chapters regarding various injuries and conditions encompassing symptomology, description diagnostic techniques (tests and such) that can be employed, treatment options, and the range of expected prognoses--in a nutshell, what is the likely injury, how do we treat it, and what's the outlook in terms of cure and survival.
A wealth of reliable, understandable information is readily accessible primarily targeting the medical professional but also for the lay person accompanied by very helpful illustrations.
The update is most welcome, as the area of wilderness medicine has grown significantly beyond rescue of mountain climbers to the practice of medicine in situations of constrained resource, during times of catastrophe like 9/11 or Katrina and often in appalling conditions. This new edition also identifies new and better treatments of everything from high-altitude pulmonary and cerebral edema to heart stroke.
The PDR for wilderness injuries & related illnesses July 24, 1997
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
Foregoing knowledge of the existance of this text was unkown, until it was needed in an emergent situation on site. At that time a stingray injury required our immediate attention. With no previous experience in this kind of injury, the book provided immediate no frills information on treatment, backup care and procedures. After this experience, I carefully examined the text at length and was amazed at the comprehensive nature of the topic that was covered. I would recommend this text to be present in all health care provider libraries and offices, as it is in mine.Dr. H.J. Willis D.O.Emergency & Trauma Physicia
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