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Wilderness EMS
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Hawkins, Seth
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-49-634945-3
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 86
- Doody Core Title Score:
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Description
Designed for EMS providers and leaders who provide medical care in the wilderness, and those providing wilderness medicine as part of a formal team.
The textbook is a comprehensive, expertly-written reference ideal for this fast-changing and multidisciplinary specialty. It provides specialized instruction and best practices for wilderness EMS practitioners and students – crucial information for the success of today’s rescue missions.
A strong foundation in evidence-based medicine, clinical experience, and field applicability makes it especially useful for any EMS provider in a wilderness environment.
Features:
The textbook is a comprehensive, expertly-written reference ideal for this fast-changing and multidisciplinary specialty. It provides specialized instruction and best practices for wilderness EMS practitioners and students – crucial information for the success of today’s rescue missions.
A strong foundation in evidence-based medicine, clinical experience, and field applicability makes it especially useful for any EMS provider in a wilderness environment.
Features:
- Addresses WEMS system needs: education, incident command, medical oversight, medicolegal considerations, equipment needs, research, and pharmacology, promoting strong skills in multiagency interactions and transitions of care. Extensive discussion of history of wilderness EMS, including first-ever comprehensive timeline.
- Covers wilderness, austere, and remote management of specific medical and traumatic conditions, including cold injuries and heat illnesses, lightning injuries, animal bit
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Hawkins, Seth
- ISBN:
- 978-1-49-634945-3
- Specialty:
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- Emergency Medicine & Trauma
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 616
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 86
- Doody Core Title Score:
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