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Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook by [Department of Defense]

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This illustrated manual includes the following chapters:

Part 1: Operational Issues
Operational Issues: Care Under Fire
Operational Issues: Hospital Survey
Operational Issues: General Medical Site Survey Checklist
Operational Issues: Site Survey, Veterinary Annex
Operational Issues: Pararescue Primary Medical Kit Packing List
Operational Issues: USAF SOF Trauma Ruck Pack List
Operational Issues: USAF SOF Trauma Vest Pack List
Operational Issues: Suggested M5 Packing List
Operational Issues: Naval Special Warfare Combat Trauma AMAL
Operational Issues: Patient Considerations
Operational Issues: 9 Line MEDEVAC Request
Operational Issues: Helicopter Landing Sites
Operational Issues: CASEVAC with Fixed Winged Aircraft
Operational Issues: Air Evacuation Phone List

Part 2: Clinical Process
Clinical Process: Medical History and Physical Examination

Part 3: General Symptoms
Symptom: Acute Abdominal Pain
Symptom: Anxiety
Symptom: Back Pain, Low
Symptom: Breast Problems: Mastitis
Symptom: Breast Problems: Breast Abscess Incision and Drainage Procedure
Symptom: Chest Pain
Symptom: Constipation
Symptom: Cough
Symptom: Depression and Mania
Symptom: Acute Diarrhea
Symptom: Dizziness
Symptoms: ENT Problems
Symptoms: Eye Problems: Acute Vision Loss without Trauma
Symptom: Eye Problems: Acute Red Eye Without Trauma
Symptom: Eye Problems: Orbital or Periorbital Inflammation
Symptom: Eye Problems: Eye Injury
Symptom: Fatigue
Symptom: Fever
Symptom: GYN Problems: Female Pelvic Examination
Symptom: GYN Problems: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Symptom: GYN Problems: Pelvic Pain, Acute
Symptom: GYN Problems: Pelvic Pain, Chronic
Symptom: GYN Problems: Vaginitis
Symptom: GYN Problems: Bacterial Vaginosis
Symptom: GYN Problems: Candida Vaginitis/Vulvitis
Symptom: GYN Problems: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Symptom: GYN Problems: Bartholin’s Gland Cyst/Abscess
Symptom: Headache
Symptom: Jaundice
Symptom: Joint Pain
Symptom: Joint Pain: Shoulder Pain
Symptom: Joint Pain: Hip Pain
Symptom: Joint Pain: Knee Pain
Symptom: Joint Pain: Ankle Pain
Symptom: Male Genital Problems: Genital Inflammation
Symptom: Male Genital Problems: Testis/Scrotal Mass
Symptom: Male Genital Problems: Prostatitis
Symptom: Male Genital Problems: Testis Torsion
Symptom: Male Genital Problems: Epididymitis
Symptom: Memory Loss
Symptom: OB Problems: Pregnancy
Symptom: OB Problems: Vaginal Delivery
Symptom: OB Problems: Preterm Labor (PTL)
Symptom: OB Problems: Relief of Shoulder Dystocia
Symptom: OB Problems: Breech Delivery
Symptom: OB Problems: Cesarean Section
Symptom: OB Problems: Episiotomy and Repair
Symptom: OB Problems: Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
Symptom: Palpitations
Symptom: Rash and Itching Rash with a Fever
Symptom: Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)
Symptom: Syncope (Fainting)

Part 4: Organ Systems
Chapter 1: Cardiac/Circulatory Cardiac:
Chapter 2: Blood
Chapter 3: Respiratory
Chapter 4: Endocrine Endocrine: Adrenal Insufficiency
Chapter 5: Neurologic
Chapter 6: Skin
Chapter 7: Gastrointestinal (GI)
Chapter 8: Genitourinar

Part 5: Specialty Areas
Chapter 9 Podiatry
Chapter 10: Dentistry
Chapter 11: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Chapter 12: Zoonotic Diseases
Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases (ID)
Chapter 14: Preventive Medicine
Chapter 15: Veterinary Medicine
Chapter 16: Human Nutritional Deficiencies
Chapter 17: Toxicology
Chapter 18: Mental Health
Chapter 19: Anesthesia

Part 6: Operational Environments
Chapter 20: Dive Medicine
Chapter 21: Aerospace Medicine
Chapter 22: High Altitude Illnesses
Chapter 23: Cold Illnesses and Injuries
Chapter 24: Heat-Related Illnesses
Chapter 25: Chemical, Biological, and Radiation (CBR) Injuries
Chapter 26: CBR: Biological Warfare
Chapter 27: CBR: Radiation Injury

Part 7: Trauma
Chapter 28 Trauma Assessment
Chapter 29: Human and Animal Bites
Chapter 30: Shock
Chapter 31: Burns, Blast, Lightning, & Electrical Injuries
... and more.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01JVGATEK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ravenio Books (August 5, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 5, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 18312 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 1795 pages

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MarDivDoc

This book is perfect for keeping up to data on newer procedures and practices in treating Injuries.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2022

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Modern Medicine is always changing and innovations and new procedures are replacing many standards. Trying keep up to date can be a major task if you use your training in everyday life. Combat Medicine is in many ways the innovator in many Trama situations. This book and others help to me stay abreast of some of the changes. There is no replacement for knowledge when it comes to Trama care. This is a "Must Have" in my Training Manuals. Great Book!

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Mike

Special Oeperations Forces medical Handbook

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From a reference perspective it just doesn't get too much better than this.

Why? Because: the book has several hundred individual contributors, thus no one person's opinion has jaded the entire contents of the book. The book has maladies/afflictions organized by bodily system, the type of affliction: diarrhea, cholera, typhus, typhoid, gynecological, joint, and an unexpected section for treating animal health. It provides several hundred disease as a page to a page and a half, each done by a different contributor, in terms of the following: a general introduction that provides gross info regarding the disease/affliction; the disease's symptoms; other diseases that might mimic the affliction - very important for misdiagnosis and reassessing what the disease might be; how the disease may be assessed, that is, what's the prospect of treating the difficulty in the field; a treatment plan - a medication regimen - for the afflicted patient, what the primary med is, and an alternate medication, if one exists, for the diagnosed difficulty should the primary med not be available, and the frequency of the med's application, and the duration of the treatment regimen; then it contains a section on patient education - each patient is, in reality responsible for their own care, thus bringing patient expectations into line with what can be expected from the treatment regimen. This allows the patient to assist, in so far as he is capable, in his own treatment.

This book needs to be used with one of the drug handbooks: Pearson's Nurse's Drug Guide Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide 2012 (Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide (Nurse Edition)) , or a Nurse's Drug Handbook, Nursing2014 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) so that the practitioner may understand the implications of consuming the meds suggested in the Special Operations Forces Handbook. While the two do not make you a doctor, they do provide a reasonable treatment plan, and give an expectation of what should happen given the suspected affliction, and the treatment choices made, and clues to alternative diagnosis should the patient not respond to the initial treatment plan.

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DB BluBlock Productions

Excellent Technical Medical Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 9, 2012

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I can't express how much information is crammed into this book! It is by far the most detailed and diverse medical guide I have found so far. Being that this is designed for tactical situations and for Military/Government, there are no annoying "Seek medical attention immediately" or "Call 911" references after each section. It is more for the Docs and battlefield or deployment situations. On this note, it is designed for people with medical experience, or at least knowledge in medical terms. No worries there, as there is a very large list of abbreviations in the back... but it can be a pretty technical read. Here are the things I like most about this handbook:

. Very detailed index of terms.
. Trade names of generic drugs.
. SOF Medical Handbook Abbreviations.
. Physical/Mental Conditions.

Now there aren't many diagrams or pictures, BUT the ones that are in there are VERY helpful. This book wasn't necessarily designed to be a pictorial demonstration of how to perform medical procedures. The print is kind of small, so I wouldn't use this as a field guide.. but more of a reference to sit and study to assist in diagnosis. When I say that this book is jam packed with information, its JAM PACKED! Of course there are plenty of blank pages at the end to make notes if you choose to do so.

Also, this is the Second Edition.. which is updated through 2008. That said, it has a lot of information about PTSD and common mental conditions with today's combat veterans. A handful of techniques are explained in regards to moving bodies and using casualty baskets. I was ultimately surprised that it went into dentistry with such detail.. which was awesome. What it comes down to is this.. GET THIS BOOK! Especially for the price, it can save a life and keep your family safe when 911 or emergency units aren't available.

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Le Fevre

Best 1.99 you'll ever spend

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2022

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Of course u can get this for free...but what a pain to do so.
I've had both ' Medicine for the Outdoors' and 'Medicine for Mountaineering,' but this is the MOST comprehensive manual u will ever own. Get a medical dictionary and dig in and enjoy. U will be more than prepared on your next outdoor outing or even a global catastrophe!
Enjoy!

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bushman84

Reference book not a text book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2022

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I've seen reviews from people complaining that this wasn't more of a text book. That's not the intent, it's a reference manual for medical personnel in austere environments. I'm pleased with it.

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Brian R

pretty neat book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2021

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ive got basic first aid knowledge. this book is a little beyond my head as it uses actual real world medical terminology. that said the majority of this is fascinating to read even if one could not apply it to everyday life. A lot of it on the other hand is extremely useful. If one were so inclined they could take the time to learn what was what in this book and be mostly self taught through mild use of google to learn the medical language. and this book alone. i didnt realize i ordered it but now that i have it im intrigued.

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Kristen

Misleading description

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 15, 2022

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When I purchased this I did so with the understanding from the description that it was for military and civilians alike, but the book specifies in the first few pages that it is only meant for use by trained military personnel. The book clearly uses a lot of jargon that is only understandable by that trained group and not civilians.

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