Paladin Press - U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook

U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook

by Glen K Craig

SKU SFM2-P

978-1-61004-043-3
600 pages
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DESCRIPTION

This handy reference 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 preventive medicine. 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, pediatrics and orthopedics. Also includes practical survival techniques.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Body Systems 
- Integumentary 
- Musculoskeletal 
- Respiratory 
- Circulatory 
- Digestive 
- Genitourinary 
- Nervous 
- Endocrine 
- Eye, Ear, Nose, and throat (EENT) 
2) Communicable Diseases 
- Parasitic 
- Mycotic (Fungal) 
- Bacterial 
- Viral 
- Rickettsial and Spirochetal 
- Venereal 
3) Clearing Airway Obstructions and CPR 
4) Mental Disorders 
5) Nutritional Diseases and Deficiencies 
6) Pediactrics 
7) Gynecology 
8) Obstetrics 
9) Orthopedics 
10) Burns and Blast Injuries 
11) Heat and Cold Injuries 
12) Bits (Snake, Insect, and Animal) 
13) Evaluation of the Unconscious Patient, Overdose, and Poisoning 
14) Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) 
15) Shock 
16) Primary Survey, Triage, and Emergency War Surgery 
17) Anesthesia 
18) IV Therapy: Fluids and Electrolytes Basics 
19) Dental Emergencies and Treatment 
20) Preventive Medicine (PM) 
21) Veterinary Medicine 
22) Primitive Medicine 
23) Anatomical Plates 
24) Bacteriological and Parasitic Plates 
25) Laboratory Procedures 
26) Cellular Components of Blood, Normal Values, and Significance of Blood Tests 
27) History and Physical Examination Guide 
28) Field Sterilization and Disinfection 
29) Drug of Choice Chart

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