Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

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"The Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine provides an authoritative reference manual of expedition and remote medicine for doctors, nurses, paramedics and first aiders, as well as for expedition members who are not medically qualified and gap year students. It is a unique collaboration, condensing the enormous experience of UK-based explorers, expeditioners, researchers and remote area travellers, in a concise, portable and convenient format."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Adventure travel,  Outdoor medical emergencies,  Health aspects,  Wilderness survival,  Environmentally induced diseases,  Outcome assessment (medical care),  First aid in illness and injury,  Emergencies,  Wilderness Medicine,  Expeditions,  Handbooks