U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook - Softcover

Craig, Glen K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873644549 ISBN 13: 9780873644549

Publisher: Paladin Press,U.S., 1988

Synopsis

This handy pocket-size guide is packed with all the info you need to stay alive and well in the field, including disease diagnosis and treatment, drugs and dosages, emergency paramedical skills and preventative medicine. A superb all-round detailed medical guide for anyone, anywhere in the world, it gives a thorough analysis of a wide variety of symptoms, possible medical conditions and the best way to deal with such conditions with limited resource. Special sections cover wartime emergencies (burn and blast injuries; nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; and emergency surgery) as well as primitive and veterinary medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and orthopaedics. In addition, it also includes practical survival techniques, and detailed laboratory means of identifying many major diseases. A potentially life-saving addition for anyone military or civilian in the field.

About this title

Synopsis

Paladin's update of this classic best-seller has information for you that even the US Army doesn't have. This quick reference guide is packed with the diagnostic and treatment info you need to stay alive and well when professional medical care is unavailable. Get the latest info on disease diagnosis and treatment, drugs and dosages, emergency paramedical skills and preventive medicine. Also covers wartime emergencies (burn and blast injuries; nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; and emergency war surgery), primitive and veterinary medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics, orthopaedics and practical survival techniques for adverse conditions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paladin Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0873644549
• ISBN 13: 9780873644549
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 608