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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.98 EAN: 9780323032285 Edition: 5th ISBN: 0323032281 Label: Mosby Manufacturer: Mosby Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 2316 Publication Date: January 19, 2007 Publisher: Mosby Studio: Mosby Related Items:
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 Rating: - The definative source for wildernss medicineDoctors have a hard enough time looking for the definative source for information that is current and accurate. Dr. Auerbach, founder of Wilderness Medical Society, has updated this tome with a cast of experts from across the globe, in fields that range from water disinfection to acute mountain sickness. The detailed and well-referenced chapters are clear and informative, giving both practical field-based treatment as well as care follow up care for the ER and primary care provider. It is equally ... Read More Rating:  - Great tome of valuable informationThis is a great technical manual for managing wilderness emergencies for professionals. A more complete text, I have yet to see. Rating: - A great post disaster resourceThis is the BEST single reference work for how to provide medical care for yourself and your family in the absence of a functioning health care system - which is what will exist after a massive earthquake, hurricane or pandemic. It was written as a wilderness guide but it is also a superb post disaster guide - when we we all be in the medical wilderness. Rating: - New edition is even better 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, ... Read More Rating: - The PDR for wilderness injuries & related illnessesForegoing 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 ... Read More 
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