Medical Aspects of Cold Weather Operations: A Handbook for Medical Officers

This handbook is divided into four sections. The first section is a review of human physiologic and pathophysiologic reactions to cold. The second is an approach to the prevention of illness and injury during operations in the cold. The third is a clinical review, from the military medical perspective, of the presentation and management of the various forms of illness and injury caused by cold exposure. The fourth section summarizes particularly important or useful points to allow easy extraction for training.

Author: United States Army
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Published: 04/26/2005
Pages: 68
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.14d
ISBN: 9781410222718

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