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    Village Medical Manual 7th Edition: A Guide to Health Care in Developing Countries (Combined Volumes 1 and 2)
    Village Medical Manual 7th Edition: A Guide to Health Care in Developing Countries (Combined Volumes 1 and 2)
    Village Medical Manual 7th Edition: A Guide to Health Care in Developing Countries (Combined Volumes 1 and 2)
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    Village Medical Manual 7th Edition: A Guide to Health Care in Developing Countries (Combined Volumes 1 and 2)

    By Mary Vanderkooi

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    Village Medical Manual is a user-friendly, two-volume healthcare guide for lay workers in developing countries with special features that trained medical professionals would also find useful. The intended use is for those who are required, by location and circumstances, to render medical care. The clear vocabulary, along with over a thousand illustrations and diagrams, help Western-educated expatriates in isolated locations to medically treat people and intelligently refer those that can be referred accordingly. It contains clearly defined procedural techniques and diagnostic protocols for when sophisticated instrumentation and lab tests are not available. It also offers solutions and advice for overcoming barriers to best practices in global health.



    Volume 1: Principles, Procedures, and Injuries elucidates medical procedures for routine medical care, as well as emergency situations.



    Volume 2: Symptoms, Illnesses, and Treatments includes vast disease (common and tropical), drug, and regionally-relevant indices to assist the reader in step-by-step diagnoses and treatment. This is a crucial reference for all who lack formal global health training but must know how to meet health care challenges in developing areas lacking medical infrastructure.



    Special features include:

    • Epidemiological disease maps

    • Detailed diagnostic triage protocols

    • Safety criteria for skills relevant to performing procedures

    • Bush Laboratory Procedures appendix

    • Drug name cross reference lists

    • Reference chart for determining unknown patient age

    • Patient history & physical exam forms

    • Critically ill patient appendix for hospice-oriented care

    • Water purification procedures

    • Extensive index for easy navigation



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    The Combined eBook has approximately 20,000 internal hyperlinks for easy cross-referencing. The fixed-page layout allows for perfect parity with the print version. For added convenience, get anywhere in the eBook within four clicks!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Carey Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2019
    ISBN9780878080618
    Village Medical Manual 7th Edition: A Guide to Health Care in Developing Countries (Combined Volumes 1 and 2)
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    Mary Vanderkooi

    Mary Vanderkooi has been serving since 1994 in Ethiopia, where she does mobile, rural clinic work. She received her doctorate in 1975 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also received an MS in medical physiology and a BS in chemistry from the University of Rochester, New York. Vanderkooi received a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM & H) at Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine. Along with her husband, Garret Vanderkooi, she serves as a missionary with Equip International. The couple has two children, Mark and Ellen.

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