Product Description

The classic reference for international travelers-completely updated.

The Pocket Doctor provides travelers with all the information they need to prepare for a trip, to stay healthy while traveling, and to care for health problems that may arise during the journey. In this pocket-sized companion, Dr. Bezruchka covers a tremendous number of topics. Chapters include: Before You Go; Finding Medical Help Abroad; General Health Advice (discussing food, water, hygiene, special environments, and more); Common Illnesses; Less Common Illnesses and Problems; Life-Threatening Emergencies; and The Returning Traveler.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #380936 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 127 pages

Review
"The only traveler's health guide I would carry with me on a trip . . ." -- Whole Earth Review

Concise, level-headed instructions for treating everything from appendicitis to rabies. -- [D

Consider this 126 page guide ... to be the ultimate preventative approach to health care for travelers. -- Vancouver Columbian

About the Author
Stephen Bezruchka, M.D. traveled widely throughout the third world before he became a physician and, unfortunately, experienced several of the medical problems covered in this book. Now he practices what he preaches and stays healthy when traveling to the far reaches of the earth. He is the author of Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide and Nepali for Trekkers.

Customer Reviews

Pocket Doctor
The Pocket Doctor: A Passport to Healthy Travel (Purchased on 08/26/2007)
This is an excellent for any traveller.

Seems nice
Hello,

I have looked through some of this, but not read it all, i like its size and it seems helpful and will be added as part of my medical kit. I like how it organizes information into categories such as Common Illnesses and then other uncommon ones or something like that. Helps to know what commonly occurs and what doesnt. Information on drugs given in the table should be helpful i think.

- Jason

Skillful Synopsis
I have two bookshelves full of books that I regularly consult on travel medicine issues. Obviously, it's impractical for anyone to carry these heavy resources, and therefore it is lucky that there is a skillful synopsis available by Stephen Bezruchka. Dr. Bezruchka has spent a lot of his adult life in developing countries, mostly Nepal. He has distilled the most basic information that might confront the international traveller into a book that is the same size as your passport. The tone is reassuring and authoratative. You will want to read the pre-travel information before you go, but you may not look at the rest of it--until you need it. I think this is the lightest, most useful resource available to travelers.