Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive First Aid for Nonurban Settings |
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 5 |
Adapting to the Outdoor Environment | 18 |
Overview of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 36 |
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Outdoor Emergency Care Rhonda J. Beck,American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons No preview available - 2002 |
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abdominal abnormal alpine ski altitude ankle artery bandage basic life support bleeding blood pressure blood vessels body temperature bones boots brain burns capillary refill cardiac cardiac arrest caused cavity cells Chapter chest wall circulation clavicle cold compressions cough cravat damage diabetes disease dislocation distal drugs emergency femur finger fluid fracture frostbite hand heart heat loss Heimlich maneuver hospital humerus hypothermia increased infection joint knee ligaments long spine board lower extremity lungs medial move muscles neck nerve nordic ski normal obstruction occur organs outdoor oxygen pain patient patient's head pelvis percent position posterior pulmonary pulse rescue breathing rescuer ribs secondary survey shock shoulder side signs and symptoms Ski Patrol skiers skin spinal cord spine board splint sprains stabilize sterile sternum straps stretcher swelling tape technique thoracic tion tissues toboggan traction trauma unconscious urine usually vertebrae vomiting wound wrist