Authors: David Warrell, David Warrell and Sarah Anderson, Sarah Anderson, Sarah Anderson
ISBN-13: 9781579583347, ISBN-10: 1579583342
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: June 2003
Edition: Rev
This is a completely rewritten and revised second edition of the now standard text, prepared under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. Comprehensively updated to take into account new research findings and medicines, and adapted for the American explorer, Expedition Medicine is written by renowned experts in their fields and provides a wealth of practical tips and advice, as well as extensive details about first aid kits, emergency procedures, and evacuation routines.
Coverage includes sections on every kind of travel from desert to mountain, canoeing to diving, and off-road driving to walking, with valuable information on vaccinations, medicines, and hygiene.
Introduction | ||
Sect. 1 | Pre-expedition Planning | 1 |
1 | What is expedition medicine? | 3 |
2 | Vaccinations | 9 |
3 | Expedition medical kits | 21 |
4 | Expedition first aid training | 37 |
5 | Legal liability | 47 |
6 | Medical insurance | 51 |
7 | Pre-existing medical conditions | 57 |
8 | Risk assessment and crisis management | 75 |
Sect. 2 | Field Medicine | 83 |
9 | The role of the expedition medical officer | 85 |
10 | Base camp hygiene and health | 93 |
11 | Water purification | 105 |
12 | Assessment of the injured or ill patient | 111 |
13 | First aid and management of minor injuries | 129 |
14 | Management of the seriously injured casualty | 159 |
15 | Remote medical emergencies | 171 |
16 | Casualty evacuation | 181 |
17 | Medical aspects of survival | 187 |
18 | Common infections | 191 |
19 | Malaria and other tropical diseases | 209 |
20 | Venomous and poisonous animals | 223 |
21 | Psychological problems on expeditions | 239 |
22 | Expedition dentistry | 247 |
Sect. 3 | Medical Problems of Environmental Extremes | 255 |
23 | Desert expeditions | 257 |
24 | Tropical forest expeditions | 269 |
25 | Polar expeditions | 281 |
26 | High-altitude and mountaineering expeditions | 293 |
27 | Underwater expeditions | 301 |
28 | Caving expeditions | 317 |
29 | Canoe, kayak and raft expeditions | 325 |
Author biographies and acknowledgements | 341 | |
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) | 349 | |
Appendices | 351 | |
App. 1 | Pre-expedition medical questionnaire | 353 |
App. 2 | Crisis management plan | 355 |
App. 3 | Medical assessment questionnaire | 357 |
App. 4 | References and further reading | 366 |
App. 5: Useful addresses | 375 | |
App. 6: Glossary | 387 | |
Index | 391 |