Environmental Medical Emergencies

Victims of environmental injuries such as sunstroke, drowning and lightning strikes need urgent and expert attention as soon as possible to give them the best chance of regaining full health. This book covers all the common environmental emergencies and their management.

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This handbook is aimed at the `man on the spot' who is hardly ever a specialist. It is not intended for the expert, and no one will become an expert by reading it. Faced with the management of victims on environmental injury, doctors working in Accident and Emergency departments will find a source of practical and immediate help. This book is intended for doctors and nurses in the emergency department; paramedics and doctors involved in prehospital care; doctors and nurses in critical care units.