4th edition. — Elsevier, 2013. — 1046 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-10045-8. Accompanying the sixth edition of the textbook Wilderness Medicine, this fourth edition of Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine welcomes two new editors, Drs. Luanne Freer and Benjamin Constance. They are excited to carry forward the tradition of providing a concise guide for medical practitioners dedicated to...
7th edition. — Elsevier, 2017. — 3097 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-35942-9. Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting! World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven,...
7th edition. — Elsevier, 2017. — 3097 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-35942-9. Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting! World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven,...
Publications Center of Excellence in Military Medical Research and Education Walter Reed Army Medical Center. — Washington, 1995. — 410 p. — (The Textbook of Military Medicine Series, Part I, Vol 5). The first line of medical defense in wartime is the combat medic. Although in ancient times medics carried the caduceus into battle to signify the neutral, humanitarian nature of...
Springer, 2016. — 93 p. This text outlines, from a surgeon's standpoint, how wounds can be expeditiously and effectively managed in the Urgent Care setting by physicians and mid-level providers with Primary Care training. The main topics addressed include the principles of wound healing, wound types, types of primary repair, healing by secondary intention, wound complications,...
3rd edition. — Elsevier, 2024. — 1062 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-80932-0. While medical specialists in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response are needed worldwide, the initial phase of disaster response is almost entirely dependent upon local resources — making it essential that all healthcare personnel have a working knowledge of the field and stand ready to integrate into...
3rd edition. — Oxford University Press, 2023. — 913 p. — ISBN: 9780198867012. 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 travelers, as well as nurses, paramedics, medical students, and other expedition members traveling in remote, wilderness...
Department of the Army, 2008. — 613 p. — (Textbooks of military medicine). On October 12, 2007, during a planned exercise conducted by the Aeromedical Isolation Team of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, a patient who has notionally been exposed to a biological agent is being contained in the stretcher transit isolator and...
Churchill Livingstone, 2011. — 434 p. — ISBN: 978-0080450438 Mounting an effective response to a terrorist attack or, just as importantly, managing a possible terrorist incident, is the direct professional responsibility of community physicians, occupational health physicians, accident and emergency staff, general practitioners and doctors in the Armed Forces. This handbook...
CRC Press, 2018. — 688 p. Many, if not most, of the recent improvements in trauma care in civilian practice have developed from military experience. The British Defence Medical Services have been recognised as providers of exemplary health care. Although there will is an emphasis on trauma, this book also captures lessons from internal medicine and infectious disease, ethics...
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC. 2010. — 625 p. The Combat Medic of today is the most technically advanced ever produced by the United States Army. Such an advanced technician requires an advanced teaching and learning system. 68W Advanced Field Craft is the first textbook designed to prepare the Combat Medic for todays challenges in the field. The ability to save lives in...
7th edition. — Elsevier, 2024. — 580 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-68056-1. For nearly 40 years, Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies has been the take-along manual of choice for anyone venturing into the mountains, forest, desert, or on water. This essential guide provides highly illustrated, easy-to-follow guidance on immediate...
2nd edition. — Boston: Wolters Kluwer, 2007. — 503 p. Written by more than 30 emergency physicians with first-hand experience handling medical care during disasters, this volume is the only single comprehensive reference on disaster medicine. It provides the information that every emergency department needs to prepare for and handle the challenges of natural and manmade...
Springer, 2003. — 373 p. — ISBN-10: 0387986049, ISBN-13: 9780387986043 The definitive treatment on the medical evacuation and management of injured patients in both peace- and wartime. Edited by eminent experts in the field, this text brings together medical specialists from all four branches of the armed services. It discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and...
2nd edition. — Springer, 2019. — 425 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-15902-3 Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime. It discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and staging of the injured patient, evacuation from site of injury to medical...
Springer, 2013. — 388 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4471-4422-9 Whether switching on the TV, picking up a newspaper or simply logging on to the internet, one is constantly faced with images of natural disasters, conflict and human suffering. Humanity has experienced these problems throughout time and we have evolved methods and mechanisms for alleviating suffering, from trauma care...
Specialty editors Frederick R. Sidell, Ernest T. Takafuji, David R. Franz, — 685 p. Foreword by The Surgeon General Patient Flow in a Theater of Operations Medical Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War Overview: Defense Against the Effects of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents History of Chemical and Biological Warfare: An American Perspective Historical Aspects of Medical...
Springer, 2008. — xviii, 248 p. This book provides sought-after guidance to primary care physicians on preparing for and responding to terrorist events. Chapters offer a fundamental understanding of the epidemiology and relevant clinical aspects of diseases caused by biological agents (anthrax, plague, smallpox, botulism, tularemia, and hemorrhagic viruses), chemical agents...
Springer, 2018. — 320 p. Our aging population, combined with an increase incidence of both diabetes and obesity, has fueled the need for better care of acute and chronic wounds associated with these diseases. The book focuses on what modern surgery can do to accelerate the healing of such wounds. Utilizing case studies alongside background and in-depth analysis for each...
(Textbook of Military Medicine). Published by the Office of The Surgeon General at TMM Publications Borden Institute Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington- 2001. – 580-1999 p. This volume was prepared for military medical educational use. The focus of the information is to foster discussion that may form the basis of doctrine and policy. The volume does not constitute...
Oxford University Press, 2012. — 864 p. — (Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine). — ISBN10: 0195379063; ISBN13: 978-0195379068 Disasters are difficult to manage for many reasons: the immediacy of the event, magnitude of the event, lack of evidence-based practices, and the limited usefulness of many developed protocols. Consequently, combining academic approaches with realistic...
Springer, 2019. — 129 p. — (SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering). — ISBN10: 3030032841, 13 978-3030032845. Throughout history, humanity has been plagued by a myriad of humanitarian crises that seemingly take the form of perpetual human suffering. Today, approximately 125,000,000 people require humanitarian assistance as the result of famine, war, geopolitical conflict, and natural...
BMJ Books, 2006. — 37 p. This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected. Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides as well as nuclear incidents and biological warfare both nationally and internationally. It covers both logistical planning and medical aid as well as post-conflict...
3rd edition. — Springer Science & Business Media, 2014. — 964 p. The first edition of conflict and catastrophe was produced in 2002 and a second, successful edition, followed in 2009. The decision to produce these works sprung from painful problems experienced by colleagues and authors themselves during many humanitarian and related deployments. The guide for both editions was...
Written and Edited by The Remote, Austere, Wilderness and Third World Medicine Discussion Board Moderators. — 3rd Edition. — December 2017. — 614 p. In 2017, the Remote, Austere, Wilderness & Third World Medicine discussion board moderators released their third Edition of the Survival and Austere Medicine ebook. The third edition grew to over 600 p. compared to the second...
2nd edition. — N.p., 2005. — 213 p. Written by the Remote, Austere, Wilderness, and Third-World Medicine discussion-board moderators (made up of physicians, medics and EMTs), this book’s origin came out of the misc.survivalism Usenet newsgroup back in the late 90s. It was originally written in response to recurring posts asking the same questions since many of the answers given...
Springer, 2014. — 136 p. While many books are available on disaster medicine, none is specifically devoted to the role of physicians in the management of patients exposed to radiation leakage from a damaged nuclear power plant. The book aims to fill this void based on the response to the Fukushima nuclear accident. Each chapter addresses principles and practices of radiation...
Springer, 2015. — 271 p. This book addresses the psychological consequences of wounds and the psychological components of wound care, building on contemporary research evidence and presenting practical clinical guidelines. Particular emphasis is given to the psychological impact of both wounds and wound treatment. Implications for practice are discussed, making this book both...
(Textbook of Military Medicine). Published by the Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Bethesda, Maryland Defense Nuclear Agency Alexandria, Virginia United States of America, Washington, D.C. 1989. - 67 p. The dramatic technological, social, and economic progress of the twentieth century has yet to prevent the use...
Alpha Science International Limited, 2016. — 588 p. Disaster Medicine has been especially designed for doctors to help them with their practice when some disasters occur. It has been written with the intention of being a comprehensive guide or reference for medical staff and students in medical schools and will enable them to cope with emergency situations, as there are many...
(Textbook of Military Medicine). Published by the Office of The Surgeon General at TMM Publications Borden Institute Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington- 2001. - 579 p. This volume was prepared for military medical educational use. The focus of the information is to foster discussion that may form the basis of doctrine and policy. The volume does not constitute official...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. — 584 p. — ISBN: 978-0813810140. Veterinary Disaster Response is the essential guide to disaster training, preparation, planning, and recovery. The book takes a question-and-answer format to promote understanding and outline the steps for veterinary response to natural and man-made disasters. Veterinary Disaster Response is a must-have reference for...
Springer, 2016. — 589 p. This book is the first to address specifically the mechanisms and treatment of orthopedic injuries due to natural disasters and other mass casualty events. Casualty management is discussed in a range of contexts, from earthquakes and tsunamis to terror attacks and combat situations. Organizational aspects are addressed, general treatment principles are...
Springer, 2016. — 216 p. This book discuss a series of earthquake emergency medical rescue complex models, which can provide theoretical support for medical disaster rescue work in the future. This book consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction (chapter 1) which makes an overview of the purpose, meaning, methods and relative theory using in the research. The...
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