BookKenneth V. Iserson.
Summary: "Improvised Medicine is written for healthcare providers treating patients during a crisis situation or in a primitive environment, for diseases and disorders they have little or no hands-on experience with. The book begins with situational analysis and basic needs in a crisis, then moves on to cover specific triage, diagnosis, and stabilization efforts. It then provides medical interventions for surgical and non-surgical problems"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The situation
What is improvised medicine?
What are resource-poor situations?
Basic needs
Communications
Preventive medicine/public health
Basic equipment
Cleaning and reusing equipment
Patient assessment/stabilization
Vital signs, measurements, and triage
Airway
Breathing/pulmonary
Circulation/cardiovascular
Dehydration/rehydration
Medications/pharmacy/envenomations
Analgesics
Anesthesia: local and regional
Sedation and general anesthesia
Anesthesia: ketamine, ether, and halothane
Transfusion
Radiology/imaging
Laboratory
Patient transport/evacuations
Surgical interventions
Surgery/trauma
Wounds and burns
Dental: diagnosis, equipment, blocks, and treatment
Dental: fillings, extractions, and trauma
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Neurology/neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Obstetrics/gynecology
Orthopedics
Urology
Non-surgical interventions
Gastroenterology
Infectious diseases
Malnutrition
Pediatrics and neonatal
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Death and survivors
Hospital disaster plan: generic all-hazard hospital disaster resource-allocation plan
Medical kits.