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Medical equipment for expeditions. [PDF]

BMJ, 1981
Each year more than 200 expeditions leave Britain to travel to destinations around the world, to climb mountains, explore jungles, to study plants or beetles, and to seek excitement and adventure. Expeditions may differ greatly in size, duration, objectives, and activities, but none can avoid the possibility of accident or illness.
R. Illingworth
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Reasons for medical consultation among members of the Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
The article attempts to analyze the disease burden in a healthy, pre-screened population subjected to prolonged residence in the hostile environment of Antarctica.
Abhijeet Bhatia, Pradip Malhotra, Ashok Kumar Agarwal   +2 more
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Medical Planning for Extended Remote Expeditions [PDF]

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2013
Remote extended expeditions often support scientific research and commercial resource exploration or extraction in hostile environments. Medical support for these expeditions is inherently complex and requires in-depth planning. To be successful, this planning must include substantial input from clinicians with experience in remote, emergency, and ...
K. Iserson
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Model Contract for Health Care on Trekking and Expeditions for Doctors – Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)

Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 2020
This suggested contract document attempts to clarify the rights and obligations of the tour operator (referred to herein as “organization”, OR), the ED and the EX to avoid trouble and misunderstandings during the trip.
Thomas Küpper, David Hillebrandt, Jim Milledge, Buddha Basnayt   +3 more
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The Biodiversity of Peter I Island—The Most Remote Island in the World [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Peter I Island is one of the most isolated and least visited islands on earth; lying within the Antarctic Polar Front but over 420 km from continental Antarctica makes it inherently interesting to study in the context of polar biogeography.
Michelle Jackson, Emmett Clarkin, Conor Ryan, Maya Santangelo, Brent Stephenson, Marylou Blakeslee, Sue Forbes, Rich Kirchner, Alex Searle Pineda, Andy Wolff, Tom Hart   +10 more
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Disease and injury statistics of Japanese Antarctic research expeditions during the wintering period: evaluation of 6837 cases in the 1st–56th parties – Antarctic health report in 1956–2016

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate disease and injury trends among wintering members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. Obtained information is indispensable to the advancement of medical system and research.
Atsushi Ikeda, Giichiro Ohno, Shinji Otani, Kentaro Watanabe, Satoshi Imura   +4 more
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The expanding H5N1 avian influenza panzootic causes high mortality of skuas in Antarctica [PDF]

Scientific Reports
High pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 subtype (H5N1 HPAIV), clade 2.3.4.4b, is expanding its host and geographical range, and invaded Antarctica in 2023. Although mortality in Antarctic wildlife from H5N1 HPAIV has been suspected, mainly based on
Matteo Iervolino, Anne Günther, Lineke Begeman, Begoña Aguado, Theo M. Bestebroer, Beatriz Bellido-Martin, Adam Coerper, M. Valentina Fornillo, Bruno Fusaro, Andrés E. Ibañez, Lonneke Leijten, Simeon Lisovski, Mariané B. Mañez, Alice Reade, Peter van Run, Florencia Soto, Ben Wallis, Meagan Dewar, Antonio Alcamí, Martin Beer, Ralph E. T. Vanstreels, Thijs Kuiken   +21 more
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Soviet Medical Expeditions in Tuva and the Making of Tuvinian Healthcare, 1928-1936

Euxeinos, 2022
This paper aims to expose the role of Soviet medical expeditions in the construction of modern healthcare in the Tuvinian People’s Republic. Based on archival sources, the study traces the activities of four successive medical teams working in Tuva from ...
V. Bashkuev
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Experience of a resident physician in general surgery basic area on board of an expedition in the amazon river

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2022
Located in areas of difficult access, the riverside population of the upper Amazon River has a great demand for health care, whether in the scope of basic health promotion or in general or specialized medical care, surgical procedures, dental and ...
MARINA FANELLI LUCHIARI MILANI, DANIELA SILVESTRE, JULIANA MARIM   +2 more
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Diseases of the Indigenous Peoples of Yakutia in Photo Projects of the Late XIX ‒ First Third of the XX Centuries [PDF]

Гуманитарный вектор, 2021
Disease theme of indigenous population of the Northern national outskirts of Russia, as well as the study of special knowledge in the field of traditional medicine and healing practices, for a long time belonged to the taboo part of knowledge. However,
Lena B. Stepanova
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