Marine Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, Adventure Medical Kits, 2nd Edition
Weiss, Eric; Jacobs, Michael
ISBN 10: 1594856605 ISBN 13: 9781594856600
Published by Mountaineers Books (edition 2), 2012
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Synopsis:
* Advice for sailing, pleasure boating, fishing, and diving emergencies
* More than 100 illustrations
* Near-shore or out-at-sea first aid covered
* As vital a piece of gear as your PFD and signal flares
This edition features the latest information on marine first aid. It includes chapters on hazardous marine life, submersion injury and dive medicine, rescue and evacuation of the sick and injured, wound cleaning and closing, and much more.
About the Author:
ERIC A. WEISS, M.D., FaCEP, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, and the Director of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Weiss has been medical officer for the for the 1996 Summer Olympics, for National Geographic Society Expeditions, and in Nepal for the Himalayan Rescue Association. He is also the author of Wilderness 911, a backcountry medical primer published by Mountaineers Books.
MICHAEL JACOBS, M.D., is the author of Survival at Sea, and the founder and program director for the Medicine for Mariners and Safety at Sea Conference. He is a USCG licensed captain and an avid sailor and kayaker.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Marine Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, ...
Publisher: Mountaineers Books (edition 2)
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 2.