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Wilderness evacuation -- Myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes, and CPR -- Submersion injuries -- Traumatic brain injury -- Spinal injury -- Wound management -- Burn management -- Orthopedic injuries -- Eye pathology -- High-altitude illness -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite/immersion foot -- Heat-related illnesses -- Lightning injuries -- Field water disinfection -- Oral fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Botanical encounters -- Marine envenomations and poisonings -- Wild land-animal attacks -- Reptile envenomations -- Arthropod envenomations -- Tick-transmitted diseases -- Substance abuse in wilderness settings -- Anxiety and stress reactions in the wilderness -- Wilderness medical kits -- Immunizations.

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First aid in illness and injury.
Wilderness survival.
Medical emergencies.
Emergencies--Practice Guideline.
Emergency Treatment--Practice Guideline.
Recreation--Practice Guideline.
Travel--Practice Guideline.
Wounds and Injuries--therapy--Practice Guideline.

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