Improvised medicine [electronic resource] : providing care in extreme environments / [author by] Kenneth V. Iserson.

By:

Iserson Kenneth V [ath.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicinePublication details: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2016.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 672 p. : ill., figs., tablesISBN:

0071847626 (printISBN)
9780071847629 (print-ISBN)

Other title:

Improvised medicine, providing care in extreme environments, Second edition

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Additional physical formats: Online version: : Improvised medicine, providing care in extreme environments. DDC classification:

362.18 23

LOC classification:

RC86.7

NLM classification:

WB 105

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Contents:

Section I: The Situation -- Chapter 1: What Is Improvised Medicine? -- Chapter 2: What Are Resource-Poor Situations? -- Section II: Basic Needs -- Chapter 3: Communications -- Chapter 4: Preventive Medicine/Public Health -- Chapter 5: Basic Equipment -- Chapter 6: Cleaning and Reusing Equipment -- Section III: Patient Assessment/Stabilization -- Chapter 7: Vital Signs, Measurements, and Triage -- Chapter 8: Airway -- Chapter 9: Breathing/Pulmonary -- Chapter 10: Circulation/Cardiovascular -- Chapter 11: Dehydration/Rehydration -- Chapter 12: Vascular Access—Intravenous, Intraosseous, Clysis, and Peritoneal -- Chapter 13: Medications/Pharmacy/Envenomations -- Chapter 14: Analgesics -- Chapter 15: Anesthesia—Local and Regional -- Chapter 16: Sedation and General Anesthesia -- Chapter 17: Anesthesia: Ketamine, Ether, and Halothane -- Chapter 18: Transfusion -- Chapter 19: Radiology/Imaging -- Chapter 20: Laboratory -- Chapter 21: Patient Transport/Evacuations -- Section IV: Surgical Interventions -- Chapter 22: Surgical Equipment -- Chapter 23: Surgery: Non-Trauma and Environmental Injuries -- Chapter 24: Surgery: Trauma -- Chapter 25: Wounds and Burns -- Chapter 26: Dental: Diagnosis, Equipment, Blocks, and Treatment -- Chapter 27: Dental: Fillings, Extractions, and Trauma -- Chapter 28: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) -- Chapter 29: Neurology/Neurosurgery -- Chapter 30: Ophthalmology -- Chapter 31: Obstetrics/Gynecology -- Chapter 32: Orthopedics -- Chapter 33: Urology -- Section V: Nonsurgical Interventions -- Chapter 34: Gastroenterology -- Chapter 35: Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 36: Malnutrition -- Chapter 37: Pediatrics and Neonatal -- Chapter 38: Psychiatry -- Chapter 39: Rehabilitation -- Chapter 40: Death and Survivors -- Section VI: Appendices -- Appendix 1: Hospital Disaster Plan: Generic All-Hazard Hospital Disaster Resource-Allocation Plan -- Appendix 2: Medical Kits.

Abstract: Full of practical clinical pearls and field-tested strategies, this guide demonstrates how to devise effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools (medications, equipment, and staff) are unavailable or when providing care outside your primary area of expertise.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Full of practical clinical pearls and field-tested strategies, this guide demonstrates how to devise effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools (medications, equipment, and staff) are unavailable or when providing care outside your primary area of expertise.

Also issued in Online and PDF version.

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