Warrell / Anderson Expedition Medicine

Revised Edition
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-135-97349-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Warrell, David

Anderson, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Section 1: Pre-expedition Planning

1. What is expedition medicine?: David Warrell, Sararh Anderson and Chris Johnson

2. Vaccinations: Richard Dawood

3. Expedition medical kits: Robin Illingworth

4. Expedition first aid and training: Jon Dallimore

5. Legal liability: Alistair Duff

6. Medical insurance: Mark Whittingham

7. Pre-existing medical conditions: Mukul Agarwal

8. Risk assessment and crisis management: Clive Barrow

Section 2: Field Medicine

9. The role of the expedition medical officer: Sarah Anderson

10. Base camp hygiene and health: Hokey Bennett-Jones

11. Water purification: Paul Goodyer and Larry Goodyer

12. Assessment of the injured or ill patient: Charles Siderfin

13. First aid and management of minor injuries: Jon Dallimore

14. Management of the seriously injured casualty: Stephen Hearns

15. Remote medical emergencies: Stephen Hearns

16. Casualty evacuation: Rod Stables

17. Medical aspects of survival: Rod Stables

18. Common infections: Matthew Dryden

19. Malaria and other tropical diseases: David Warrell

20. Venomous and poisonous animals: David Warrell

21. Psychological problems on expeditions: Michael Phelan

22. Expedition dentistry: David Geddes

Section 3: Medical Problems of Environmental Extremes

23. Desert expeditions: Sundeep Dhillon

24. Tropical forest expeditions: Paul Richards

25. Polar expeditions: Chris Johnson

26. High-altitude and mountaineering expeditions: Charles Clarke

27. Underwater expeditions: Andrew Pitkin

28. Caving expeditions: Andrew Pitkin

29. Canoe, kayak and raft expeditions: Andy Watt

Author biographies and acknowledgements

Royal Geographers Society (with IBG)

Appendices

1. Pre-expedition medical questionnaire

2. Crisis management plan

3. Medical assessment questionnaire

4. References and further reading

5. Useful addresses

6. Glossary

Index