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BL
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1034429
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b788799
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| Main Entry
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Coffee, Hugh L.
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| Title & Author
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Ditch medicine : : advanced field procedures for emergencies /\ Hugh L. Coffee.
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| Publication Statement
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Boulder, Colo. :: Paladin Press,, ©1993.
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viii, 216 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0873647173
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: 9780873647175
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216).
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| Contents
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Small wound repair -- Care for the infected wound -- Decompression and drainage of the chest -- Intravenous therapy -- Emergency airway procedures -- Anaphylactic shock -- Pain control -- Amputations -- Burns -- Nutritional and emotional support
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| Abstract
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Whether it's a war zone or a civil disaster area, traumatic injuries often occur in remote, unsanitary locations. This book teaches advanced field procedures for small wound repair, care of the infected wound, IV therapy, pain control, amputations, treatment of burns, airway procedures and more.
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Emergency medical services.
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Life support systems (Critical care)
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Medical emergencies.
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Surgical emergencies.
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Traumatology.
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Wounds and injuries-- Treatment.
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Emergency medical services.
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Life support systems (Critical care)
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Medical emergencies.
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Medicina de emergência.
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Procedimentos cirúrgicos operatórios.
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Surgical emergencies.
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Traumatology.
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Wounds and injuries-- Treatment.
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| Dewey Classification
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617.1
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| LC Classification
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RD93.C64 1993x
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