Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Volume 9.

Sonst. Personen	Weber, Holly A. (Hrsg.)
Institution	Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Inc., Conway, NH.
Titel	Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Volume 9.
Quelle	9 (1998) 1-6, (53 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1059-6518
Schlagwörter	Accident Prevention; Accidents; Camping; Certification; Emergency Medical Technicians; First Aid; Gynecology; Injuries; Medical Services; Outdoor Activities; Physicians; Rescue; Risk Management; Safety; Wilderness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Rettungsassistent; Unfallhilfe; Gynäkologie; Arzt; Physician; Doctor; Risikomanagement; Sicherheit
Abstract	This document consists of the six issues of the "Wilderness Medicine Newsletter" published during 1998. The newsletter provides medical and rescue information for the non-physician in remote wilderness areas. Issues typically include feature articles, conference and training courses schedules, and personal narratives. Feature articles in this volume cover avalanche awareness; advanced life support in the backcountry; a hypothermia treatment device for search and rescue teams called the charcoal vest; an overview of tick-borne diseases; an overview of insect repellents; a case discussion from a newsletter about mountain medicine; a review of heat illnesses; hyperventilation; using Global Positioning System units; keeping Wilderness First Responder certification current; an overview of trench foot; gender specific emergencies; and environmental problems and acute trauma associated with backcountry skiing. (TD)
Anmerkungen	Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, P.O. Box 3150, Conway, NH 03818 (1-year subscription, $24; 2-year subscription, $44; back issues, $3.50 each).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC