Emergent field medicine
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Emergent field medicine
McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This is the defining book for physicians and other health care workers practicing outside the US. It provides guidelines for evaluating community needs, implementing preventive medicine, assessing refugee health situations, and dealing with the impact of cultural issues. It also includes walk-throughs of common emergent situations including infectious disease and trauma management, and discusses travel preparation and clinic set-up.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The International Health Worker. 1. Evaluating Community Health Needs. 2. Public Health and Disease Prevention. 3. Health Education Techniques. 4. Refugee Health Needs. 5. Culture and Health. 6. Field Assessment of General Health and Nutrition. 7. General Care for the Sick and Injured. 8. Use and Misuse of Medications. 9. Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient/Adult Emergencies. 10. Infectious Diseases. 11. Tropical Medicine. 12. Pediatric Emergencies. 13. Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 14. Women's Health Issues. 15. Gynecology. 16. Obstetrics. 17. Toxicology. 18. Environmental Emergencies. 19. Trauma Management. 20. Skin and Wound Management. 21. Orthopedic Injuries. 22. Ophthalmology and ENT Emergencies. 23. Dental Emergencies. 24. Anesthesia and Pain Management. 25. The Field Laboratory. 26. Travel Health and Occupational Medicine. Appendices: 1: Differential Diagnosis Tables. 2: Common Medications and Dosing Regimens. 3: WHO Basic and Supplemental Health Kits. 4: The Mobile Medical Kit. 5: Sample Medical Records and Immunization Records. 6: Medical Treatment Using Local Materials. 7. Informational Resources. 8: Geographical Distribution of Disease.
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