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Essentials of sea survival /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Golden, Frank, 1936-2014 (Author)
Other Authors: Tipton, Michael, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2002]
Subjects:
Shipwreck survival > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Seas.
Medicine, Naval.
Survival
Oceans and Seas
Naval Medicine
Survie après accidents d'avion, naufrages, etc. > Guides, manuels, etc.
Survie après naufrages > Guides, manuels, etc.
Mers.
Médecine navale.
seas.
Seas
Medicine, Naval
Shipwreck survival
Oceans and seas.
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Table of Contents:
  • A catalog of disaster
  • Basic physiology of survival
  • Behavioral thermoregulation
  • Initial and short-term immersion
  • Drowning and near drowning
  • Hypothermia
  • Survival time in cold water
  • Necessities for sustained survival: water and food
  • Castaways: survival in an open boat or life craft
  • Illnesses, injuries, and psychological trauma
  • Search and rescue and treatment of casualties.