Medical problems of environmental extremes downloads

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 and Wilderness Medicine, 3rd Edition, 2023.

Section 3: Medical problems of environmental extremes covers some of the medical issues that may be encountered while travelling in different extreme environments.

Chapters from the Medical problems of environmental extremes section of the manual can be downloaded below.