Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 Dear Mr Newbery Please accept the fact that you are a Vet. Stop bothering us! Rod Eglin Propper Medic! Book > > > > > > > > >Hi All as promised the review... > > > > > >Well it finally arrived from the US (Spec Ops Forces Medical Handbook). > Was > > >it worth the wait? - Probably not. > > > > > >As Steve said the book is pretty bulky for travelling about the same size > a > > >Merck Manual, but it has too large rings over the top and opens like a > flip > > >chart. > > > > > >Its construction is reasonable and the pages are tear and water resistant > > >but I think it would probably benefit from a plastic cover similar to the > > >medi memo. The rings make for easy handling and keeps the pages lying > flat > > >but the also add to its bulk. > > > > > >Content is actually very good, certainly there is plenty of it, cover a > > >multitute of problems (see below) I'd give it the thumbs up for type of > > >content as it certainly would be of use to those of us working in the > > >slightly more remote areas, particularly those that come into a lot of > > >contact with local workforce. > > > > > >Is it worth the 50 odd dollars from the US, probably not, but on the > whole > > >it is quite a reasonable and in-depth book (from what I ve seen so far) > but > > >a touch expensive for what you get, that having been said if the company > > are > > >paying......... > > > > > >Sections include > > > > > >Part 1 Operational issues - Unless you are US Mil - Ignore it! > > >Part 2 Clinical process - following the SOAP principle > > >Part 3 General Symptoms This section is quite a good idea, listing > symptoms > > >such as the acute abdo or diarrhoea, red eye, joint pain etc and gives > you > > >things to look for points not to miss and probable solutions - good as an > > >aide memoir > > >Part 4 Deals with problems by system chapter by chapter- i.e. Cardiac, > > >Respiratory, Blood, Endocrine, Neuro, Skin etc etc > > >Part 5 Speciality areas, podiatry, dentistry, STD, Infectious Diseases, > > >Preventative Medicine, Toxicology Mental Health etc. > > >Part 6 Operation Environments, Dive Med, Avn Med, Heat, Cold Altitude and > > >NBC > > >Part 7 Trauma > > >Part 8 Procedures > > >Part 9 Lab Procedures > > > > > >and various appendixes. > > > > > >On the whole (and I haven't read it fully) I'm fairly pleased with it and > I > > >think its a useful edition for the remote medic if you ignore the > military > > >chapter at the beginning but if I d seen it prior to purchase the price > > >might make me think twice, that having been said I ve not seem a book > this > > >specific for remote medicine containing this amount of different > > >information, i.e. you get trauma books, anat and phys books ect but this > > >seems to hold most things in the one place, the flip design is quite > useful > > >too, > > > > > >Anyway I hope the above helps, if it was sourcable in the UK the price > may > > >be more competitive which would help. > > > > > >all the best for now > > > > > >Ian > > > > > > > > > > > >Member Information: > > > > > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > > >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > > > > >Post message: egroups > > >Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > > >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > > > > >Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.