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Elsevier publishes seventh edition of Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine -

STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of the seventh edition of Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine, a proven, practical and highly visual textbook that is the written foundation for the specialty of wilderness medicine. It provides in-depth discussions for effectively diagnosing and treating medical conditions that can occur in any wilderness or other austere setting.

The new features of Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine, 7th edition include, new and expanded chapters with hundreds of photos and illustrative drawings to help increase visual understanding of the material; revised chapters that provide expanded discussions of high-altitude medicine, improvisation, technical rescue, telemedicine, ultrasound, and wilderness medicine education; ten new chapters that cover: High-Altitude Medicine and Pathophysiology; High-Altitude and Pre-Existing Medical Conditions; Cycles, Snowmobiles and other Wilderness Conveyances; Medical Wilderness Adventure Races (MedWAR); Canyoneering and Canyon Medicine; Evidence-based Wilderness Medicine; National Park Service Medicine; Genomics and Personalized Wilderness Medicine; Forestry; and Earth Sciences; and 30-plus Expert Consult online videos covering survival tips, procedural demonstrations, and detailed explanations of disease and incidents.

An Expert Consult eBook version is included with the purchase of Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine. The enhanced eBook enables search of all text, figures, images, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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