Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive Prehospital Care for Nonurban Settings |
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abdominal abnormal adult airway alpine skiing ankle artery assess bandage bleeding blood pressure blood vessels bone boot brain cardiac arrest caused cavity cells chapter chest clavicle clothing cold compression defibrillation device diarrhea disease dislocation drugs emergency equipment femur finger fluid fracture hand head and neck heart heat high-flow oxygen hospital humerus hypothermia immobilized infection joint knee long spineboard lower extremity lung ment minute mouth move muscles nerve non-rebreather mask nordic skiing normal occur organs Outdoor Emergency Care oxygen pain patient patient's head pelvis percent pocket mask poisoning position pulse rapid body survey remove rescue breathing rescuer respiratory responsiveness SAMPLE history shock shoulder side signs and symptoms Ski Patrol skiers skin snow snowboard spinal cord spine sprains straps swelling technique temperature tenderness thigh tion tissues toboggan transport trauma unresponsive upper urgent survey urine usually vomiting wound wrist