Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
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Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

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Contents

This resource provides practical information on the prevention and treatment of medical problems in extreme environments. An essential reference for expeditions and travellers to remote areas, it offers guidance on maintaining the physical and psychological health of team members under the stresses and challenges of an expedition.

About the Authors

Chris Johnson Consultant Anaesthetist, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK

Sarah Anderson Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, North West London Health Protection Unit, London, UK

Jon Dallimore Staff Grade Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, General Practitioner, Medical Director Wilderness Medical Training, UK

Shane Winser Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society, London, UK

David A. Warrell Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

Disclaimer

Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.

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