Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

Johnson, Chris

Book Information
Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN:	0-19-929661-8 (0199296618)
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-929661-3 (9780199296613)
New Edition:	0-19-968841-9
Format:	Handbook/Pocketbook
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2008
Publish Date:	10/08
Bookstore Series:	Oxford Handbook (See all titles)
Weight:	0.85 Lbs.
Pages:	640
Carton Quantity:	28
Subject Class:	MEE (Medical Education)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Table Of Contents:	View
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Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	Oxford Medical Handbooks
Discipline:	Practice Med
Subject Definition:	Expeditions; Emergency Trmt-Methods-Hndbks; Environment
NLM Class:	WB 39
LC Class:	RC88.9
Abstract:	Written by experienced expeditioners, the handbook is organized in to eight main sections and includes information on fieldcraft, diagnosis and treatment of medical problems encountered during an expedition (divided anatomically), environmental hazards, crisis management and issues to be dealt with after returning home. It also covers basic information about how to plan for an expedition, how to keep the expedition members healthy, how to diagnose and manage their medical problems in remote environments and provide brief summaries of medical problems peculiar to different expedition environments. This pocket-sized book contains all you need to know to minimise health risks, to protect your health and to deal with unexpected medical problems while you are travelling in remote, wilderness areas of the world.