This is the most practical, concise guide to medical practice in extreme and remote environments. With an increase in visits to remote and dangerous locations around the world, the number of serious and fatal injuries and illnesses associated with these expeditions has markedly increased. Medical personnel working in or near such locations are not always explicitly trained in the management of unique environmental injuries, including high-altitude sickness, the bends, lightning strikes, frostbite, acute dehydration, venomous stings and bites, and tropical diseases. Many health care professionals seek training in the specialty of wilderness medicine to cope with the health risks faced when far removed from professional care resources, and the American College of Emergency Medicine has recently mandated that a minimum level of proficiency needs to be exhibited by all ER physicians in this discipline. This book covers everything a prospective field physician or medical consultant needs to prepare for when beginning an expedition and explains how to treat a variety of conditions in a concise, clinically oriented format.

Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

Sports & Outdoors

Michael J. Manyak

Gregory Bledsoe

David A. Townes

Hiking & Camping

Cambridge University Press

2016 FINALIST - USA Best Book Awards category of Travel: Guides &amp; Essays2016 FINALIST - International Book Awards category of Travel: Guides &amp; Essays
CRITICAL PRAISE
''...a new travel book that might just save your life.'' --The Huffington Post
''...stow this book in your carry-on luggage!'' -- Dr. Robert Gates, Former US Secretary of Defense
''Lizard Bites &amp; Street Riots is a much needed addition to the list of essential reading for every traveler.'' -- Terry Garcia, Chief Science and Exploration Officer, National Geographic Society
''...a comprehensive book.'' -- YAHOO!Travel
''...first-of-its-kind travel, health, and safety book and a must-have for all would-be travelers or explorers.'' -- Ellen Prager, PhD, Ocean scientist, author, former Chief Scientist Aquarius Reef Base Program
''This book allows a busy person to jump right to topics of concern.'' -- Bruce McIndoe, Chairman and CEO, iJET International
Adventurers and business travelers jaunt to different parts of the globe daily putting them at a greater risk of disease and unsafe situations. You have real reasons for concern regarding your health and safety while traveling in this dynamic world. * Fifty million people travel to the developing world each year and over a quarter of them report medical problems. * About 4 million are sick enough to seek medical care abroad or upon return. * Up to 50,000 travelers each year require medical evacuation.
 This book addresses a wide range of possible topics in a concise and easy reference format. It provides an excellent basis for travelers to recognize areas of concern.
 * Why most travelers do not carry medical evacuation coverage and why you must? * What do you do when you are bitten by an insect, have an allergic reaction, have a dental emergency, suffer a serious nosebleed, remove a fish hook from your finger, develop an unexplained fever, experience a pain in your belly, or even catch a cinder in the eye? * What do you do when you suffer a physical attack?
 The information given in Lizard Bites and Street Riots will increase your safety while driving or in a taxi, in a hotel or hostel, in a violent storm or earthquake, or faced with the unthinkable - terrorism, a hostage situation or even airline hijacking.
Furthermore, you have guidance for legal matters and what to do after you return.
Lizard Bites and Street Riots is your Passport to Travel Health and Safety!

Lizard Bites & Street Riots: Travel Emergencies and Your Health, Safety & Security

Joyce M. Johnson

Warren J. Young

Travel

WindRush Publishers

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