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Well over 900 total pages ... 1. National Park Service EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES How To Use This Manual Manual Organization. Sections: the manual is organized into four sections. Subjects are organized alphabetically within the sections and numbered as follows (see Table of Contents): General Information Section 0000-0999. Procedures 1000-1999. Protocols 2000-2999. Drugs 3000-3999. Subject: each individual subject is identified in the subject page header and footer by: Subject Title: Header. Manual Title: Footer, lower left. Manual Revision Date: Footer, lower left. Manual Section: Footer, lower right. Subject Number: Footer, lower right. Table of Contents: Each Procedure, Protocol, and Drug is listed by section, in alphabetical and numerical order. Gaps in the number sequence allow future entries to be inserted in the correct order. 2. Homeland Security Austere Emergency Medical Support (AEMS) Field Guide The following protocols outline the emergency medical support that can be administered under austere conditions by emergency medical services (EMS) providers credentialed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Offi ce of Health Affairs (OHA). These protocols are intended to supplement the DHS/OHA Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) protocols when providers are operating in austere environments. The protocols guide the management of individual patients while considering the circumstances under which patient evaluation and treatment may occur. Any given patient may require the use of a single protocol, a portion of a protocol, or a combination of several protocols. OHA expects that providers will use the protocols to assess, and to establish a treatment plan for each patient. 3. United States Marine Corps WILDERNESS MEDICINE COURSE STUDENT HANDBOOK Table Of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOUNTAIN SAFETY 2 NUTRITION 3 WILDERNESS PATIENT ASSESSMENT 4 HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESS 5 HEAT RELATED INJURIES 6 COMBAT CASUALTY CARE 7 BURN MANAGEMENT 8 HYPOTHERMIA / REWARMING 9 SUBMERSION INCIDENTS 10 WILDERNESS ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES 11 TREATMENT OF REPTILE AND ANTHROPOD ENVENOMATION 12 COLD INJURIES 13 LAND NAVIGATION 14 SEARCH AND RESCUE APPENDIX A SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES A1 REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVIVAL A2 SURVIVAL KIT A3 SURVIVAL SIGNALING A4 SURVIVAL SHELTERS AND FIRES A5 SURVIVAL NAVIGATION A6 WATER PROCUREMENT A7 FORAGING ON PLANTS AND INSECTS A8 TRAPS AND SNARES A9 MOUNTAIN WEATHER APPENDIX B SWIFT WATER RESCUE B1 RESCUE PHILOSOPHY FOR SWIFTWATER RESCUE TEAMS B2 PERSONAL AND TEAM EQUIPMENT B3 SWIFTWATER TERMINOLOGY AND DYNAMICS B4 COMMUNICATIONS B5 THROW BAGS AND FOOT ENTANGLEMENTS B6 DEFENSIVE SWIMMING AND FERRY ANGLE B7 F EET - W ET RESCUES AND C - S PINE ROLLS B8 BOATS AND BOAT HANDLING B9 ROPE SYSTEMS AND BOAT ANCHORS B10 VEHICLE RESCUES B11 STREAM CROSSING APPENDICES C C1 ROPE MANAGEMENT C2 NOMENCLATURE AND CARE OF MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT C3 BALANCE CLIMBING C4 NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL ANCHORS C5 SIT HARNESS C6 ESTABLISHMENT OF RAPPEL POINTS AND RAPPELLING C7 TOP ROPING C8 MOUNTAIN CASUALTY EVACUATIONS C9 ONE ROPE BRIDGE C10 SUMMER MOUNTAIN WARFIGHTING LOAD REQUIREMENTS 15 TRIAGE 16 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE / WATER PURIFICATION