Abstract:

This article reviews the pearls and pitfalls of high-altitude sickness, decompression sickness, and barotrauma; new findings relevant to the near-drowning patient; continued controversies on hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning; pitfalls in hypothermia management; and updates on the management of venomous snakebites.

Braun, Krishel, , , , , , , (1997). Environmental emergencies. Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 1997 May;15(2):451-76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9183284