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Polar Manual Fourth Edition

POLAR MANUAL: ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC LIVING CONDITIONS, PERSONNEL SELECTION, HYGIENE AND SANITATION, CLOTHING, NUTRITION, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT, VISUAL DISABILITIES AND COLD INJURIES, FIRST AID, SAFETY, AND SURVIVAL by Captain E. E . Hedblom, MC, USN USNAS Whidbey Island, Washington "The original edition of the POLAR MANUAL was prepared by the Department of Cold Weather Medicine of the U. S. Naval Medical School as a guide for personnel whose work would take them to the frigid areas of the earth. It was largely the work of Captain Earland E. Hedblom, MC, USN. Although Captain Hedblom is no longer attached to the Naval Medical School, he very kindly agreed to prepare the present revision. Users of this manual will find his style and personal anecdotes a refreshing departure from most military publications. This revision includes the latest concepts of preventing freezing injuries as well as additional material on survival techniques. Emphasis throughout has been on the prevention of accidents and illness rather than on therapeusis and cure. It is believed this revised edition will be an effective and useful working handbook for those whose duties take them to the Polar Regions - Nor

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