Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2

Contents

Front Matter

Section III: Mountain Environments

19. Mountains and Military Medicine: An Overview
20. Selected Military Operations in Mountain Environments:Some Medical Aspects
21. Human Adaptation to High Terrestrial Altitude
22. Physical Performance at Varying Terrestrial Altitudes
23. Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Neurological Status at High Terrestrial Elevation
24. Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema
25. High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
26. Additional Medical Problems in Mountain Environments
27. Military Medical Operations in Mountain Environments

Section IV: Special Environments

28. Introduction to Special Environments
29. Shipboard Medicine
30. Physics, Physiology, and Medicine of Diving
31. Military Diving Operations and Medical Support
32. Pressure Changes and Hypoxia in Aviation
33. Acceleration Effects on Fighter Pilots
34. Military Spaceflight
35. Motion Sickness
36. Protective Uniforms for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare: Metabolic, Thermal, Respiratory, and Psychological Issues
37. Medical Support of Special Operations
38. Organizational, Psychological, and Training Aspects of Special Operations Forces

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Index

 

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