Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies
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Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies. Second Edition
All emergency physicians are confronted with common environment-related emergencies including heat and cold injuries, animal and insect bites, ingestion of or contact with toxic plant materials, and the like. Few of us, however, are called upon to deal with wilderness trauma emergencies such as wild animal attacks, search and rescue missions, natural disaster management, high altitude or diving...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.52.8.560