Περιγραφή
Fully revised for its third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine continues to be the essential resource for all expedition medics and well-informed travellers, as well as nurses, paramedics, medical students, and other expedition members travelling in remote, wilderness areas of the world.
Now containing more guidance about caving medicine, the third edition includes revised and additional illustrations and essential maps of the spread of diseases. Clear and concise, readers can rely on this handbook to provide the key knowledge and practical advice they need. It enables efficient preparation and planning before the journey, advises on camp logistics, risk management, and medical problems during the expedition, as well as highlighting rare but important risks to those visiting remote areas. Focusing on preventative measures, it also contains chapters dealing with crisis management, emergency care, and evacuation from challenging environments, with guidance about the obligations of a clinician joining an expedition, ethical approaches to such work, and medicine in various extreme environments.
This edition will give you the confidence and skills you need to travel to any extreme or remote environment. Incorporating the combined knowledge and experience of a team of experienced clinicians and expeditioners, this is a practical, easy-to-use guide to all aspects of expedition and wilderness medicine.
- Provides authoritative, practical advice for use in remote environments, including latest treatment guidelines
- Written and edited by experienced expeditioners, suitable for doctors, paramedics, nurses, and travellers overseas
- Provides comprehensive coverage to enable efficient planning and preparation before your journey
- Gives practical advice on camp logistics, risk management, and medical issues
- Chapters include crisis management, emergency care, and evacuation from challenging environments
- Previous BMJ winner in the Primary Care category
New to this Edition:
- Fully re-written chapters on caving medicine and analgesia/anaesthesia
- Extensively reviewed and updated with the latest treatment guidelines
