The classic reference for international travelers-completely updated. <P>The Pocket Doctor provides travelers with all the information they need to prepare for a trip, to stay healthy while traveling, and to care for health problems that may arise during the journey. In this pocket-sized companion, Dr. Bezruchka covers a tremendous number of topics. Chapters include: Before You Go; Finding Medical Help Abroad; General Health Advice (discussing food, water, hygiene, special environments, and more); Common Illnesses; Less Common Illnesses and Problems; Life-Threatening Emergencies; and The Returning Traveler.
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"The only traveler's health guide I would carry with me on a trip . . ." -- Whole Earth Review<br /><br />Concise, level-headed instructions for treating everything from appendicitis to rabies. -- [D<br /><br />Consider this 126 page guide ... to be the ultimate preventative approach to health care for travelers. --Vancouver Columbian
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Stephen Bezruchka, M.D. traveled widely throughout the third world before he became a physician and, unfortunately, experienced several of the medical problems covered in this book. Now he practices what he preaches and stays healthy when traveling to the far reaches of the earth. He is the author of Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide and Nepali for Trekkers.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The only book to have!,
By john sireci (Blackwood, NJ.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pocket Doctor: Your Guide to Good Health While Travelling (Paperback)
As a medical intern, I have utilized many different books/manuals in the hospital and outpatient setting. This book is by far, the most complete and satisfying source that I have ever used. The algorhythms are clearly written, and provide information on diagnosis and treatment based upon current guidelines. It is a must buy!
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Skillful Synopsis,
By David R. Shlim "Author of Medicine and Compas... (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Pocket Doctor: A Passport to Healthy Travel (Paperback)
I have two bookshelves full of books that I regularly consult on travel medicine issues. Obviously, it's impractical for anyone to carry these heavy resources, and therefore it is lucky that there is a skillful synopsis available by Stephen Bezruchka. Dr. Bezruchka has spent a lot of his adult life in developing countries, mostly Nepal. He has distilled the most basic information that might confront the international traveller into a book that is the same size as your passport. The tone is reassuring and authoratative. You will want to read the pre-travel information before you go, but you may not look at the rest of it--until you need it. I think this is the lightest, most useful resource available to travelers.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Seems nice,
This review is from: The Pocket Doctor: A Passport to Healthy Travel (Paperback)
Hello,
I have looked through some of this, but not read it all, i like its size and it seems helpful and will be added as part of my medical kit. I like how it organizes information into categories such as Common Illnesses and then other uncommon ones or something like that. Helps to know what commonly occurs and what doesnt. Information on drugs given in the table should be helpful i think. - Jason
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- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th Edition by Mark H. Beers in Back Matter
- The Merck Manual of Medical Information (Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition (Trade Paper)) in Back Matter
- The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman in Back Matter
- Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson in Back Matter
- Medicine: For Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities 5th Edition by James A. Wilkerson in Back Matter
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- Walking Softly in the Wilderness: The Sierra Club Guide to Backpacking, Completely Revised and Updated Edition (Sierra Club Books Publication) by John Hart in Back Matter
- How to Shit in the Woods, Second Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art by Kathleen Meyer on page 82
- Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment : How to Stay Healthy at Altitude : From Resort Skiing to Himalayan Climbing by Stephen, M.D. Bezruchka in Back Matter
- Himalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet Nepal China India and Pakistan by Jeremy Schmidt in Back Matter
- Himalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India and Pakistan by Jeremy Schmidt in Back Matter
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