Published by the Swiss Alpine Club, Outdoor and Mountain Medicine is a detailed reference work for everybody travelling in the mountains and keen to know more about medicine and health in the outdoors.In addition to first aid and makeshift rescue, topics like training and nutrition, women and children in high altitude, health problems on treks and expeditions, medical issues in rock climbing, canyoning, mountain biking and so on are explained by experienced mountain doctors. Countless practical tips are presented in an easy to understand format, supported with colour photos, illustrations and tables.
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Published by the Swiss Alpine Club, Outdoor and Mountain Medicine is a detailed reference work for everybody travelling in the mountains and keen to know more about medicine and health in the outdoors

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783859023949
Publisert
2014-05-23
Utgiver
Vendor
SAC Publications,Switzerland
Høyde
180 mm
Bredde
120 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
332

Biografisk notat

Dr Anna Brunello is an anaesthesiologist and assists the Swiss Air Rescue Service as an emergency medical practitioner. She is a member of the Swiss Mountain Medicine Society and an active mountaineer. Dr Martin Walliser is Head of Accident Surgery and Vice-Chairman of the Swiss Mountain Medicine Society. He has been an active mountain guide since 1993. Dr Urs Hefti is the Head of the Swiss Sport Clinic, a clinical emergency physician as well as support for the Swiss Air Rescue Service. He is a mountaineer who has led major scientific research expeditions at high altitude.