Wilderness First Responder - Buck Tilton

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Résumé :
The award-winning guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-care Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton with more than a dozen medical professionals. Thoroughly updated and revised, this guide represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. It is essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care. This invaluable resource includes expert step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and Signs and Symptoms sidebars designed to help you provide immediate care in the wilderness&mdash...

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4. Airway and Breathing

Basic Anatomy of the Airway

Assessing the Airway

Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction: Conscious Adult

Rescue Breathing

Recovery Position

Evacuation Guidelines

5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Basic Anatomy of the Heart

Cardiac Arrest and CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Adult One-Rescuer CPR

Complications Caused by CPR

Criteria for Stopping CPR

Special Considerations for the Wilderness

Specific Wilderness Situations

Evacuation Guidelines

6. Bleeding

Types of Bleeding

Body Response to Bleeding

Control of External Bleeding

Internal Bleeding

Evacuation Guidelines

7. Shock

Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

Shock

Types and Causes of Shock

Stages of Shock

Risk Factors

Management of Shock

Evacuation Guidelines

Section III: Traumatic Injuries



8. Spine Injuries

Basic Anatomy of the Spine

Mechanisms of Injury

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

General Assessment of the Spine

Treatment for Suspected Spinal Injury

Lifting and Moving a Patient

Special Considerations for the Wilderness

The Focused Spine Assessment

Evacuation Guidelines

9. Head Injuries

Basic Anatomy of the Head

Types of Head Injuries

Levels of Head Injury

Treatment for Serious Head Injury

Evacuation Guidelines

10. Chest Injuries

Basic Anatomy of the Chest and Normal Breathing

Types of Chest Injuries

General Treatment Guidelines

Evacuation Guidelines

11. Abdominal Injuries

Basic Anatomy of the Abdomen

General Abdominal Trauma Assessment

Blunt Trauma Assessment and Treatment

Penetrating Trauma Assessment and Treatment

Evacuation Guidelines

12. Athletic Injuries

General Assessment of Athletic Injuries

General Treatment of Athletic Injuries

Specific Treatment for General Types of Athletic Injuries

Specific Treatment for Specific Athletic Injuries

Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Evacuation Guidelines

13. Fractures

Basic Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System

Types of Fractures

General Assessment of a Fracture

General Principles of Fracture Treatment

Specific Treatment for Upper Body Fractures

Specific Treatment for Lower Body Fractures

Complicated Fractures

Evacuation Guidelines

14. Dislocations

General Assessment and Treatment of Dislocations

Specific Treatment for Upper Body Dislocations

Specific Treatment for Lower Body Dislocations

Long-Term Care for Dislocations

Evacuation Guidelines

15. Wilderness Wound Management

Basic Anatomy of the Skin

Types of Wounds

General Wound Management

Management of Specific Wounds

Evacuation Guidelines for Wounds

Wilderness Burn Management

Evacuation Guidelines for Burns

General Wound Infection Management

Evacuation Guidelines for Infected Wounds

Section IV: Environmental Emergencies



16. Cold-Induced Emergencies

Heat Production

Heat Loss

Hypothermia

Frostbite

Nonfreezing Cold Injury

Evacuation Guidelines

17. Heat-Induced Emergencies

Dehydration

Heat Cramps

Heat ...

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Contents



List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Section I: Introduction



1. Wilderness Emergency Medical Care

First Response and Responsibility

A Brief History of Wilderness Medicine

Wilderness Medicine vs. Urban Medicine

Training

2. Legal Issues in Wilderness Medicine

Civil Law and the WFR

Negligence

Legal Considerations

Legal Protection

Section II: Patient Assessment and Initial Concerns



3. Patient Assessment

Stop! Size up the Scene

Stop! Assess the Patient for Immediate Threats to Life

Stop! Complete a Focused Exam and Patient History

Stop! Make a Problem List and a Plan

Stop! Monitor the Patient’...