Bibliograph

Cultureshock!, a survival guide to medical safety, Dr. Paul E. Zakowich

Type

Label

Cultureshock!, a survival guide to medical safety, Dr. Paul E. Zakowich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cultureshock!

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

standards specificationsbibliography

Oclc number

704517243

Responsibility statement

Dr. Paul E. Zakowich

Series statement

Culture shock!

Sub title

a survival guide to medical safety

Summary

Gives you all the information you'll need to keep yourself and your family and friends safe and healthy while travelling. Zakowich has filled this easy-to-read book with all the medical information a layperson might need not only while travelling but also during the planning stages of the trip. Covering everything from getting medical travel insurance, packing a medical kit and performing CPR to the best way to handle children on a long flight and what vaccinations they will need before travelling, CultureShock! Travel Safe is the best travelling companion you'll ever have

Table Of Contents

Preparing for your trip -- Climate concerns -- Dealing with medical emergencies -- Travel related illnesses -- Food and drink concerns -- Viral hepatitis -- Malaria -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Airborne transmitted diseases -- Venomous stings and bites -- Soil and water-borne diseases -- Rabies -- Common skin problems -- Beware of the sun -- High altitude sickness -- Travelling with others

resource.variantTitle

Culture shock! Travel safeTravel safe

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