The Travel Medicine Handbook is a safe and indispensable companion on all trips and expeditions where direct access to medical care is lacking, regardless of whether the destination is a summer cottage or the South Pole.

This book provides the knowledge needed to assess, and to some extent also treat, many different diseases and conditions. The first part of the book deals with important preparations before the journey, such as various risk situations, suitable medical equipment and vaccinations. The second part contains a comprehensive treatment guide with first aid, accidents, diseases and conditions – from respiratory distress and amoebic infection to ear injuries.

This book is useful both for persons with medical training and for those who primarily want an introduction to the field.

About the author
The author, Rickard Ånell, is a licensed physician with great experience in travel medicine. As an orthopedic surgeon, flight surgeon, and specialist in hyperbarmedicine, he has worked for organisations such as the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and the Centre for Teaching & Research in Disaster Medicine and Traumatolog.

In Swedish
Handbok i resemedicin finns även på svenska. Det är en trygg och oumbärlig följeslagare på alla resor och expeditioner där direkt tillgång till sjukvård saknas, oavsett om resmålet är sommarstugan eller Sydpolen. Läs mer här.