Environmental Hazards Preface Environmental Hazards Environmental hazards Table of contents: Preface Introduction Burns, including electrical injury Acute situation Immediate actions Treatment Specific presentations / complications Understanding burn injury Long term management of burn patients Outcome Temperature related injuries Hypothermia Environmental hyperpyrexia Near drowning _ drowning The acute situation Immediate actions Clinical diagnosis Treatment Prognosis and outcome Hazardous chemical exposure Insecticides Herbicides Outcome Conclusion Self Assessment Answers to Questions 1 – 8 Type A questions Type K questions Patient Challenges Patient Scenario A Patient Scenario B Environmental Hazards Preface Environmental Hazards
