Whether it is first aid, wilderness medicine, travel medicine, survival medicine or home remedies, different scenarios call for different treatments, and Wilderness and Travel Medicine: : A Complete Wilderness Medicine and Travel Medicine Handbook will prepare you for all of them.
Note: Although this book has a minimalist approach, there is A LOT of information covering a VERY wide range of ailments.
* Diagnoses and treatments for a very wide range of injuries, illnesses and scenarios.
* How to improvise what you need when modern medicine is not available.
* Pharmaceuticals, medicinal plants, veterinary substitutes and other alternative remedies.
* Preventative methods so you don’t get sick/injured in the first place.
* Safe use and dosage instructions for suggestion medications.
* Sample minimalist travel-safe first aid kit.
* A brief description.
* Possible symptoms.
* Appropriate treatment(s) depending on the situation.
* Other supplementary information, e.g., causes, prevention, alternative/natural remedies, possible complications.
... and much, much more!
LOOK INSIDE Wilderness and Travel Medicine: : A Complete Wilderness Medicine and Travel Medicine Handbook to see everything that’s included!
* Anatomy: A basic rundown of how the body's systems work individually and as a whole enabling easier diagnoses.
* Prevention Medicine: Prevention is the best cure. Learn how to avoid getting sick and/or injured in the first place.
* First Aid Kit: An inventory and simple explanation of a minimalist first aid kit for travelers.
* Medications Guide: Information on the safe use of the medications referred to in this book.
* Immediate First Aid: What to do medically in immediate, life threatening situations.
* Secondary Exam: A secondary exam will help you to make an accurate medical diagnosis.
* Moving a Patient: Methods to safely move a patient.
* Environmental:Travel and tropical related diseases (malaria, yellow fever etc.), cold injuries, heat illnesses, animal attacks, insects, allergies, altitude, scuba, marine life, toxic plants, jetlag etc.
* Head: Headaches, brain injuries, ear infections, eye infections, sinus infections, dental issues etc.
* Circulation: Shock, dehydration, diabetes etc.
* Digestive: diarrhea and dysentery (including traveler’s diarrhea), constipation, alcohol, food poisoning, nausea (including motion sickness), worms, salmonella etc.
* Genitourinary: Sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, UTI’s, yeast infections etc.
* Integumentary: Skin disorders, nail injuries, splinters, chicken pox etc.
* Musculoskeletal: Sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, amputation etc.
* Respiratory: Asthma, strep-throat, bronchitis, cold and flu, pneumonia etc.
... and much, much more!