TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 1. What Is Improvised Medicine? A1 - Iserson, Kenneth V. PY - 2012 T2 - Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments AB - Improvised medicine, as described in this book, encompasses a spectrum of ad hoc equipment and special methods and knowledge for advanced health care practitioners who already work capably within their own areas of expertise. Use Improvised Medicine when, due to the circumstances, you must reach beyond your comfort level and provide medical care usually provided by other specialists—or without the medications, equipment, and milieu to which you have become accustomed. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57370001 ER -