Wilderness and Rescue Medicine

Wilderness and Rescue Medicine addresses all of the essential information and procedures required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments. Going well beyond traditional wilderness course materials, this text teaches the principles behind the procedures #x13; so providers understand why and not just how. Appropriate for Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT courses, this text will give students the skills and confidence they need to respond to emergency medical situations in the remote areas.

SectionI Preparatory
Chapter1 General Principles of Physiology and Pathology
Chapter3 Patient Assessment
SectionII Critical Body Systems
Chapter5 The Respiratory System
SectionIII Critical System Problems and Treatment
Chapter7 Basic and Advanced Life Support
Chapter8 Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Chapter9 Severe Asthma and RAD
Chapter10 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
SectionIV Trauma
Chapter11 General Principles of Trauma
Chapter14 Simple Dislocations
SectionV Backcountry Medicine
Chapter15 Spine Injury
Chapter18 An Approach to Illness
Chapter20 Chest Pain
Chapter21 Gastrointestinal Pain
Chapter22 Genitourinary Problems
Chapter23 Respiratory Problems
SectionVI Environmental Medicine
Chapter24 Thermoregulation
Chapter25 Cold Injuries
Chapter26 Altitude Illness
Chapter27 Medical Aspects of Avalanche Rescue
Chapter28 Water-Related Problems
Chapter29 Lightning Injury
Chapter30 Toxins, Envenomations, and Vectors
SectionVII Roles, Responsibilities, and Technology
Chapter31 Expedition Medicine
Chapter32 Medical Role in Search and Rescue
Chapter33 Appropriate Medical Technology
SectionVIII Appendices