MosbyProduct Description
Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine - based on Dr. Auerbach??s critically acclaimed text Wilderness Medicine - offer"fast-access solutions to all of the medical situations that can occur in non-traditional settings. From backpack to kayak?? or on any mobile device?? this indispensable?? compact survival guide is detailed enough to cover the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of wilderness emergencies!
- Meet a full-range of emergency situations with the utmost effectiveness. Appendices address everything from environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies?? medicines?? and many additional topics of care.
- Compare what you are seeing with line drawings and color plates to quickly and accurately identify skin manifestations?? plants?? poisonous mushrooms?? snakes?? spiders?? insects?? etc.
- Rapidly retrieve and comprehend wilderness survival information with the aid of an easily accessible format featuring "ymptoms" and "Treatment" sections in most chapters - combined with bulleted lists and text boxes.
- Improvise with available materials so you can diagnose and treat a myriad of medical situations with