Expedition Medicine Book

	Introduction
Sect. 1	Pre-expedition Planning	1
1	What is expedition medicine?	3
2	Vaccinations	9
3	Expedition medical kits	21
4	Expedition first aid training	37
5	Legal liability	47
6	Medical insurance	51
7	Pre-existing medical conditions	57
8	Risk assessment and crisis management	75
Sect. 2	Field Medicine	83
9	The role of the expedition medical officer	85
10	Base camp hygiene and health	93
11	Water purification	105
12	Assessment of the injured or ill patient	111
13	First aid and management of minor injuries	129
14	Management of the seriously injured casualty	159
15	Remote medical emergencies	171
16	Casualty evacuation	181
17	Medical aspects of survival	187
18	Common infections	191
19	Malaria and other tropical diseases	209
20	Venomous and poisonous animals	223
21	Psychological problems on expeditions	239
22	Expedition dentistry	247
Sect. 3	Medical Problems of Environmental Extremes	255
23	Desert expeditions	257
24	Tropical forest expeditions	269
25	Polar expeditions	281
26	High-altitude and mountaineering expeditions	293
27	Underwater expeditions	301
28	Caving expeditions	317
29	Canoe, kayak and raft expeditions	325
	Author biographies and acknowledgements	341
	Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)	349
	Appendices	351
App. 1	Pre-expedition medical questionnaire	353
App. 2	Crisis management plan	355
App. 3	Medical assessment questionnaire	357
App. 4	References and further reading	366
	App. 5: Useful addresses	375
	App. 6: Glossary	387
	Index	391