Environmental Diseases and Injuries I MD0588

DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1
	SNAKEBITES
		1-1. GENERAL
		1-2. CLASSIFICATION OF VENOMOUS REPTILES
		1-3. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. CROTALINAE
		1-4. INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. CROTALINAE
		1-5. INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S ELAPIDAE
		1-6. INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. HELODERMATIDAE
		1-7. VENOM CHARACTERISTICS
		1-8. OBJECTIVES OF SNAKEBITE FIRST AID
		1-9. TREATMENT OF REPTILE BITES
		1-10. PREVENTION OF REPTILE BITES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTION
LESSON 2
	Section I. SPIDERS
		2-1. GENERAL
		2-2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLACK WIDOW SPIDER
		2-3. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITE
		2-4. TREATMENT FOR A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITE
		2-5. PREVENTION OF BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITES
		2-6. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER
		2-7. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITES
		2-8. TREATMENT OF BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITES
		2-9. TARANTULAS
	Section II. INSECTS
		2-10. INSECT STINGS AND BITES
		2-11. BUMBLEBEES AND HONEYBEES
		2-12. WASPS, YELLOW JACKETS, AND HORNETS
		2-13. CHARACTERISTICS OF BEE, WASP, HORNET, YELLOW JACKET STINGS
		2-14. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
		2-15. TREATMENT
		2-16. PROPHYLAXIS
		2-17. LOCAL CUTANEOUS TREATMENT
	Section III. FIRE ANTS, SCORPIONS, CENTIPEDES, AND MILLIPEDES
		2-18. FIRE ANTS
		2-19. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FIRE ANT STINGS
		2-20. TREATMENT OF A FIRE ANT STING
		2-21. CHARACTERISTICS OF SCORPIONS
		2-22. INCIDENCE AND IDENTIFICATION OF SCORPIONS
		2-23. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SCORPION STINGS
		2-24. CARE AND TREATMENT OF SCORPION STINGS
		2-25. CENTIPEDES
		2-26. MILLIPEDES
	Section IV. INJURIES FROM MARINE LIFE
		2-27. MARINE LIFE
		2-28. DIAGNOSIS AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF MARINE ANIMAL
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 3
	ANAPHYLAXIS AND ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
		3-1. INTRODUCTION
		3-2. SUBSTANCES CAUSING ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
		3-3. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
		3-4. TREATMENT
		3-5. PREVENTIVE MEASURES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 4
	Section 1. GENERAL
		4-1. DEFINITION
		4-2. HISTORY
		4-3. SIGNIFICANCE
		4-4. TYPES OF VIRAL HEPATITIS
	Section II. TYPE A HEPATITIS
		4-5. EPIDEMIOLOGY
		4-6. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
		4-7. SYMPTOMS AND PATHOLOGY
		4-8. COURSE AND PROGNOSIS
		4-9. TREATMENT AND NURSING CARE
		4-10. PROPHYLAXIS
	Section III. TYPE B HEPATITIS
		4-11. EPIDEMIOLOGY
		4-12. SYMPTOMS AND PATHOLOGY
		4-13. COURSE AND PROGNOSIS
		4-14. TREATMENT AND NURSING CARE
		4-15. PROPHYLAXIS
	Section IV. OTHER TYPES OF HEPATITIS
		4-16. VIRAL HEPATITIS NON-A/NON-B
		4-17. TOXIC HEPATITIS
		4-18. ALCOHOLIC (ETHANOL) HEPATITIS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
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