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Auerbach and other wilderness medicine experts offer advice on prevention and first aid for situations ranging from avalanches to injured animals. The guide includes information on search and rescue, resources, sample survival kits, and color photos of poisonous animals and plants, infections, and i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auerbach, Paul S.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Donner, Howard J., Weiss, Eric A. (Professor of emergency medicine)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2008.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Outdoor medical emergencies > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medical emergencies.
Emergencies
Emergency Treatment
Wounds and Injuries > therapy
Plein air > Accidents et blessures > Guides, manuels, etc.
Urgences médicales.
Medical emergencies
Outdoor medical emergencies
Electronic books.
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Auerbach and other wilderness medicine experts offer advice on prevention and first aid for situations ranging from avalanches to injured animals. The guide includes information on search and rescue, resources, sample survival kits, and color photos of poisonous animals and plants, infections, and injuries that may dissuade some from outdoor adventures.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 922 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.