Section 2: Field Medicine gives advice on how to deal with some of the medical problems encountered during an expedition.

The following PDF files are the Field Medicine section chapters:

9   The role of the expedition medical officer 
10  Base camp hygiene and health
11  Water purification
12  Assessment of the injured or ill patient 
13  First aid and management of minor injuries 
14  Management of the seriously injured casualty
15  Remote medical emergencies
16  Casualty evacuation
17  Medical aspects of survival
18  Common infections
19  Malaria and other tropical diseases
20  Venomous and poisonous animals
21  Psychological problems on expeditions
22  Expedition dentistry