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Index
Acknowledgments
About Outward Bound
Introduction
SECTION I–An Approach to Medical Problems
1 General Principles of Wilderness Medicine
2 The Patient Assessment System
SECTION II–Basic Life Support and the Critical Body Systems
3 Basic Life Support
4 The Circulatory System
5 The Respiratory System
6 The Nervous System
7 Allergy and Anaphylaxis
8 Severe Asthma
9 Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar
SECTION III–Trauma
10 The Musculoskeletal System
11 Skin and Soft Tissue
SECTION IV–Environmental Medicine
12 Toxins
13 Thermoregulation
14 Cold Injury
15 Submersion Injury
16 Altitude Illness
17 Lightning Injury
18 Avalanche Rescue
19 Arthropod Disease Vectors
SECTION V–Backcountry Medicine
20 A General Approach to Illness
21 Abdominal Pain
22 Chest Pain
23 Diarrhea
24 Constipation
25 Nausea and Vomiting
26 Ear and Sinus Problems
27 Nosebleed
28 Genitourinary Problems
29 Respiratory Infection
30 Dental Problems
31 Eye Problems
SECTION VI–Medicine and Medical Supplies
32 Pain and Pain Medication
33 Antiseptics and Antibiotics
34 Medical Kits
SECTION VII–Wilderness Travel
35 Preparation for Wilderness Emergencies
36 Rescue and Evacuation
APPENDIX
Water Treatment
GLOSSARY
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Mnemonics
General Glossary
About the Author
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