TY - BOOK AU - Thygerson,Alton L. TI - Wilderness first aid field guide SN - 9781449642211 (pbk.) PY - 2016/// CY - Burlington, Massachusetts PB - Jones & Barlett Learning KW - Mountaineering injuries KW - Outdoor medical emergencies KW - First aid in illness and injury N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Abbreviations/mnemonics used signaling for help : Signaling aircraft ; Other signals -- Evacuation : Guidelines for helicopter evacuation ; Guidelines for ground evacuation -- First aid kits : Basic survival kit: the bare essentials -- Finding out what is wrong: victim assessment : Scene size-up ; Primary assessment ; Secondary assessment ; Documentation ; Verbal first aid: what to say to a victim -- Abdominal complaints : Abdominal pain ; Nausea and vomiting ; Diarrhea ; Constipation -- Abdominal injuries -- Alcohol and drug emergencies : Alcohol intoxication ; Drugs -- Allergic reactions (severe) -- Altitude illnesses : Other altitude-related illnesses -- Arthropod bites and stings -- Asthma -- Bleeding and wound care : Bleeding control ; Wound care ; Infected wound ; Blood under a nail ; Amputations ; Animal bites ; Blisters ; Fishhook removal ; Internal bleeding -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries : Broken bones (fractures) ; Dislocated joints: shoulder, kneecap, and finger ; Ankle injuries (adapted from Ottawa Ankle Rules) ; Knee injuries ; Splinting guidelines ; Muscle injuries -- Burns : Evacuation -- Cardiac arrest (heart stops) : CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) ; Hands-only (compression-only) CPR ; CPR in remote locations ; AED (automated external defibrillator) -- Chest injuries : Rib fractures ; Flail chest ; Penetrating object in chest ; Sucking chest wound -- Chest pain -- Choking -- Diabetic emergencies : Hypoglycemia (blood sugar too low) ; Hyperglycemia (blood sugar too high) -- Drowning (submersion/immersion) -- Ear injuries : Objects stuck in an ear ; Fluids coming from an ear -- Eye injuries -- Female health problems : Vaginitis ; Urinary tract infection ; Vaginal bleeding ; Pregnancy problems -- Frostbite and frostnip : Frostbite ; Frostnip ; Immersion foot -- Head injuries : Scalp wound ; Skull fracture ; Brain injury (concussion) -- Heart attack -- Heat-related illnesses : Heatstroke ; Heat exhaustion ; Hyponatremia ("water intoxication") ; Heat cramps ; Heat syncope ; Heat edema ; Heat rash (prickly heat) -- Hypothermia : Mild hypothermia ; Severe hypothermia -- Lightning injuries -- Marine-animal injuries -- Motion sickness -- Nose injuries -- Plant-related problems : Plant-induced dermatitis: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac ; Cactus spines ; Stinging nettle ; Swallowed (ingested) poisonous plant -- Seizures -- Shock -- Snake and other reptile bites -- Spinal injury -- Stroke ("brain attack") -- Tooth injuries -- Wild animal attacks -- Prevention : Altitude illness ; Avalanche burial ; Bear attack ; Blisters ; Cold-related emergencies (adapted from Colorado Mountain Club): conserve, share, and create warmth, clothing ; Dehydration: how much fluid to drink? ; Drowning (submersion/immersion) ; Heat stress ; Insect stings (bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets) ; Lightning strike (adapted from National Lightning Safety Institute) ; Mosquito bites ; Mountain lion attack ; Poisonous plant dermatitis ; Snakebite ; Tick bite ; Waterborne diseases: boiling, chemicals, special filters ER -