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Expedition Medicine Manual

  • Overview
  • Pre-expedition medical planning
  • Field Medicine
  • Medical problems of environmental extremes

Pre-expedition medical planning

This information is taken from:

RGS-IBG Expedition Medicine Manual
David Warrell and Sarah Anderson (ed.) Profile Books 2002. 398pp. ISBN 1 86197 434-5.

Important note: This book was published in 2002 so some of the information may now have been revised and most importantly the recommended drugs may also have changed. The latest advice can be found in the Oxford Handbook of Expedition Medicine, 2nd Edition, 2015.

Section 1: Pre-expedition medical planning provides advice and information about everything from what you will need to how to use it.  The key to avoiding accidents and illness is proper planning and preparation.

Chapters from the pre-expedition medical planning section can be downloaded below.

Additional information:

  • Pre-expedition medical questionnaire

  • Crisis management plan

  • Medical assessment questionnaire

  • References and further reading

  • Useful addresses

  • Glossary

Downloads

  • Chapter 1: What is expedition medicine? (.pdf)
  • Chapter 3: Expedition medical kits (.pdf)
  • Chapter 4: Expedition first aid training (.pdf)
  • Chapter 5: Legal liability (.pdf)
  • Chapter 6: Medical insurance (.pdf)
  • Chapter 7: Pre-existing medical conditions (.pdf)
  • Chapter 8: Risk assessment and crisis management (.pdf)
  • Download all

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