Safe passage questioned : medical care and safety for the polar tourist / John M. Levinson, editor ;...
Safe passage questioned : medical care and safety for the polar tourist / John M. Levinson, editor ;...
Safe passage questioned : medical care and safety for the polar tourist / John M. Levinson, editor ; Errol Ger, medical editor.
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Publisher
Centreville, Md. : Cornell Maritime Press, c1998.
Call Numbers
Q616.9881/2
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 178 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
1. Brief History and Description of the Polar Regions -- 2. Polar Tourism: Past, Present, and Future -- 3. Polar Medicine: A Historical Perspective -- 4. Medical Capabilities at Antarctic Bases and Their Relationship to Tourism -- 5. Concerns about Medical Care for the Polar Tourist -- 6. Safety on...
App. C. Lives Lost in Polar Explorations -- App. D. Aid to International Medicine (AIM) Conference: A Medical Standard for Expedition Travel and Tourism in the Polar Environment -- App. E. American College of Emergency Physicians Guidelines of Care for Cruise Ship Medical Facilities -- App. F. Medic...
Publication information
Publisher
Centreville, Md. : Cornell Maritime Press, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c1998.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Naval Medicine--congresses
- Safety--congresses
- Cold Climate--Arctic Regions--congresses
- Cold Climate--Antarctic Regions--congresses
- Travel--congresses
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Full title
Safe passage questioned : medical care and safety for the polar tourist / John M. Levinson, editor ; Errol Ger, medical editor.
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Notes
General note
Based on a conference held at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, U.K. on Oct. 29-31, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
Q616.9881/2
Record Identifier
74VMjVkV84yg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjVkV84yg
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ISBN
0870335049 (pbk.)
9780870335044 (pbk.)
DDC
616.9/881
MMS ID
991001108749702626
