Surviving the Extremes: a Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance.SURVIVING THE EXTREMES: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance KENNETH KAMLER Kenneth (Ken) Kamler, M.D., is a microsurgeon and mountain climber. Kenneth Kamler was chosen by New York Magazine as one of New York City's best doctors in 2002. He is a microsurgeon trained at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center who also practices extreme medicine in the Kamler is a surgeon in metropolitan New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. who specializes in microsurgery microsurgery or micromanipulation Surgical technique for operating on minute structures, with specialized, tiny precision instruments under observation through a microscope, sometimes equipped with cameras to show the operation on a monitor. on the hand. However, he's done some of his best work in the most extreme environments on Earth. As chief high-altitude physician for the NASA-Yale University Everest expeditions, he was the only physician during the disastrous climb on Everest depicted in John Krakauer's book Into Thin Air. Kamler's penchant for adventure has also taken him to the heart of Amazonia and the depths of the ocean. These experiences and his professional training have made him an expert on how the body can be affected by extreme conditions. Dividing the book by regions--including the seas, high altitudes Conventionally, an altitude above 10,000 meters (33,000 feet). See also altitude. , jungles, deserts, and even outer space--he provides dramatic accounts of how people have survived extreme heat or cold for long periods. Kamler explains how the body reacts and ultimately defends itself or succumbs to such harsh conditions. St. Martin St. Martin in midwinter, gave his cloak to a freezing beggar. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewer Dictionary] See : Kindness , 2004, 324 p., hardcover, $24.95. |
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