Mountain Emergency Medicine has seen exponential development due to the ever increasing number of people who hike or trek as well as practice extreme sports. Emergency physicians and nurses need to be equipped with the necessary training to be able to manage "on the field" accidents and sicknesses as well as their own physical security. Theoretical knowledge is generally of high level but practical expertise is dangerously lacking in many operators. Furthermore, treatment modalities on the field have not been completely codified and are not supported by internationally-accepted guidelines. This book is the first to offer a complete and thorough approach to this field of Emergency Medicine based on the latest research findings.

About the Author
Hermann Brugger - Lecturer of Medicine - Medical University of Innsbruck- AUSTRIA. Director of the Institute for Mountain Medical Emergency at EURAC. President of the International Society of Mountain Medicine. Ken Zafren - MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWIf Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine - Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA USA) Attending Physician - Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage AK (USA) Associate Medical Director - Himalayan Rescue Association, Nepal Medical Advisor, Alaska Mountain Rescue Group Immediate Past Vice President - International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) Staff Emergency Physician - Alaska Native Medical Center - Anchorage, AK USA. Luigi Festi - Deputy Chief of Thoracic Surgery - Varese hospital - Italy. President of the Medical Commission at CAI (Italian Alpine Club). Director International Master of Mountain Medicine - University of Insubria - Varese - ITALY. Peter Paal - MD PD MBA. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. Giacomo Strapazzon - MD, EURAC-Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Bolzano, Italy CNSAS- Medical School for High Risk Emergency in Cave Environment, Italy.


Book Information
ISBN 9788821447334
Author Hermann Brugger
Format Hardback
Page Count 672
Imprint Edra Spa
Publisher Edra Spa
Weight(grams) 2060g