Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> First Aid

• Species that bite, such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, alligators and crocodiles, octopi, and sea lice
• Species that sting, such as jellyfish, stingrays, fire worms, fire coral, cone shells, sea urchins, and bony fishes
• Species dangerous to eat, from cholera, paralytic shellfish poisoning, red tide, parasites, and ciguatera
• Pests that harm swimmers, such as various algae, bacteria, and parasites
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Be prepared for first aid care and survival in any setting--at home, on the road, outdoors, while boating, hiking, or camping.

From performing CPR on an adult, child, or infant to dealing with bleeding and shock, cuts and broken bones, heart attacks, emergency childbirth, poisoning, drowning, scuba diving mishaps, wilderness survival, and natural disasters such as tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes...this portable, waterproof guide helps you...

CLICK HERE to download the section from Wilderness & Travel Medicine on "Chest & Abdominal Injuries"

* Author is a nationally recognized expert in wilderness medicine
* Covers both illnesses and injuries
* Includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand
* Every section has been updated and new illustrations added to this edition

First published in 1992, Wilderness & Travel Medicine has been a staple of the emergency first-aid kits sold worldwide by Adventure Medical Kits. With this fourth...

CLICK HERE to download the sections on abdominal injury, dislocations, and animal stings from Marine Medicine

* 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...

Does urinating on Portuguese man-of-war stings do any good? Will coral grow inside coral cuts? Why do so many marine cuts in Hawaii become infected?

All Stings Considered answers these and many other questions about the injuries that can occur while working or playing in Hawaii's ocean waters. Covering far more than stings, this book's topics range from barracuda bites to sunburn; from ciguatera fish poisoning to swimmer's ear. This generously illustrated volume is the only medical guide that specifically addresses Hawaii's unique marine species.

This book is for anyone who...