These are chapters from a book on environmental emergencies that I published in 1990 with Williams and Wilkins.
NEWS! - The author just signed a contract with Jones and Bartlett to update
this text (Sept 02).
The second edition is coming! Look for Environmental Emergencies in
2003.
(If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for the new
edition,
please email Chuck Stewart MD at
cstew@storysmith.net )
This book
is out of print, but can be sometimes found on Amazon.com.
Since the book is now out of print (and I own the copyright),
I have scanned it and converted the scans to PDF format:
Get Acrobat ReaderIf you use these chapters, please cite the source as :
Courtesy of Charles
Stewart MD (www.StorySmith.net).
Frontispiece and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Heat related emergencies
Chapter 2 Burns
Chapter 3 Frostbite and cold injuries
Chapter 4 Generalized hypothermia
Chapter 5 Radiation emergencies
Chapter 6 Altitude related emergencies
Chapter 7 Bites and stings (Includes arthropod envenomation,
tick-borne illnesses, mammalian bites, snake bites,
and other venomous reptile bites. This is a large - 8 megabyte file)
Chapter 8 Plant poisons (Includes mushrooms, poison ivy and nettles, and other plant ingestions)
Chapter 9 Electrical and lightning injuries
Chapter 10 Sunburn
Chapter 11 Drowning and near drowning
Chapter 12 Diving emergencies
Chapter 13 Field water treatment and water purification
Chapter 14 Wilderness medicine insights and care of the patient in the wilderness environment. Written with Dr. Keith Conover.
Appendix Prevention of arthropod envenomation.