- Preface
- Foreword
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Contributors to the first edition
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Expedition medicine
- Chapter 2 Preparations
- Chapter 3 Caring for people in the field
- Chapter 4 Ethics and responsibilities
- Chapter 5 Crisis management
- Chapter 6 Emergencies: diagnosis
- Chapter 7 Emergencies: trauma
- Chapter 8 Emergencies: collapse and serious illness
- Chapter 9 Treatment: skin
- Chapter 10 Treatment: head and neck
- Chapter 11 Treatment: dental
- Chapter 12 Treatment: chest
- Chapter 13 Treatment: abdomen
- Chapter 14 Treatment: limbs and back
- Chapter 15 Treatment: infectious diseases
- Chapter 16 Psychological and psychiatric problems
- Chapter 17 Risks from animals
- Chapter 18 Plants and fungi
- Chapter 19 Anaesthesia in remote locations
- Chapter 20 Cold climates
- Chapter 21 Mountains and high altitude
- Chapter 22 Inland and coastal waters
- Chapter 23 Offshore
- Chapter 24 Underwater
- Chapter 25 Hot, dry environments: deserts
- Chapter 26 Hot, humid environments: tropical forest
- Chapter 27 Caving
- Chapter 28 Medical kits
- Index
(p. 110) (p. 111) Ethics and responsibilities
- Author(s):
Shane Winser
, James Moore
, Jim Bond
, Rebecca Harris
, Amy Hughes
, James Moore
, and Nick Lewis
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199688418.003.0004_update_001
Update:
All weblinks in this chapter have been checked and updated where necessary.
Ethics of expeditions - Clinical competence - Care of local staff - Interacting with local communities - Working with other expeditions - Environmental impact - Assessing an expedition’s environmental footprint - Working with the media - Disaster medicine
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- Preface
- Foreword
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Contributors to the first edition
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Expedition medicine
- Chapter 2 Preparations
- Chapter 3 Caring for people in the field
- Chapter 4 Ethics and responsibilities
- Chapter 5 Crisis management
- Chapter 6 Emergencies: diagnosis
- Chapter 7 Emergencies: trauma
- Chapter 8 Emergencies: collapse and serious illness
- Chapter 9 Treatment: skin
- Chapter 10 Treatment: head and neck
- Chapter 11 Treatment: dental
- Chapter 12 Treatment: chest
- Chapter 13 Treatment: abdomen
- Chapter 14 Treatment: limbs and back
- Chapter 15 Treatment: infectious diseases
- Chapter 16 Psychological and psychiatric problems
- Chapter 17 Risks from animals
- Chapter 18 Plants and fungi
- Chapter 19 Anaesthesia in remote locations
- Chapter 20 Cold climates
- Chapter 21 Mountains and high altitude
- Chapter 22 Inland and coastal waters
- Chapter 23 Offshore
- Chapter 24 Underwater
- Chapter 25 Hot, dry environments: deserts
- Chapter 26 Hot, humid environments: tropical forest
- Chapter 27 Caving
- Chapter 28 Medical kits
- Index