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Wilderness
and Rural Life Support Guidelines by Robert J.
Koester. Plastic cover, printed on floating waterproof paper.
Pocket sized. Protocols used by several search and rescue teams.
WEMT level reference guide. Special emphasis on heat problems,
hypothermia, altitude illnesses, venomous bites and stings. Contact
the publisher to discuss customization and printing of your protocols.
ISBN 1-879471-02-7 dbS Productions 60pp $9.95 |
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Field
Guide to Wilderness Medicine by Paul Auerbach.
When you need fast medical advice in the great outdoors, Field Guide to
Wilderness Medicine is the only place to turn. This quick-access guide is
compact enough to fit in a backpack, yet detailed enough to include the
definitions, clinical presentation, and treatment of the emergencies
you're likely to encounter in the wilderness. Same author as Wilderness
Medicine. Almost a mini-version in many aspects.
ISBN: 0815109261 Mosby 1999 549pp $37 |
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Outdoor
Emergency Care: Comprehensive Care for Nonurban
Settings by Warren D. Bowman M.D.. This is the text book required by the
National Ski Patrol. Therefore, it has a particular emphasis on
splinting and cold weather emergencies. But, it is also one if not
the best "text books" written for the field of wilderness medicine. It is the only book that comes close to Wilderness
Medicine. It also has the advantage of being written more
for the lay public.
ISBN: 0929752082 National Ski Patrol 1998 636pp $25 |
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Wilderness
Medicine: Management of Wilderness and
Environmental Emergencies by Paul Auerbach. This text is the
"bible" of Wilderness Medicine. If you are truly serious
about the topic you must find a way to purchase this text. If you
only get one text book, this should be it. However, don't even think
about bringing it out into the field (look at the page count). Some
medical background is also required to understand all the text. It
simply covers everything with "the" expert in each field
covering each particular topic.
ISBN: 0801670446 Mosby 1995 1506pp $189 |
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Basic
Essentials: Wilderness First Aid by William
Forgey. Exploring the wilderness is both invigorating and potentially
dangerous-even the most respectful and cautious outdoor enthusiast can
experience an accident or mishap. This book makes sure both novice and
expert alike are prepared! This guide can be used by solo travelers or
groups to treat injuries and make the victim more comfortable and safe
during the time it takes to get professional medical attention. Discover
how to apply first aid to a variety of wounds, treat abdominal pains and
discomforts, soothe bites and stings, deal with heat and cold injuries,
and wrap sprains, fractures and dislocated joints.
ISBN: 0762704772 Globe Press 1999 64pp $7.15
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Comprehensive
Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine by
Eric A. Weiss. An up to date and more in-depth pocket version
book. Extra emphasis on travel related disorders. A great
value.
ISBN: 0965976807 Adventure Medical Kits 1998 198pp $6.25
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Medicine
for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities by
James Wilkerson. Beyond first aid, this is the medical bibles for
backcountry adventurers. Written by a team of climber/physicians and
considered the authoritative reference on backcountry medicine. Any trip
into remote territory calls for earnest planning and foresight, including
preparing for the possibility of illness or injury. A basic knowledge of
first aid can help; but how would you treat an appendicitis attack high on
a foreign mountain? What if one of your companions had a stroke, or
contracted hepatitis on a boat in mid-ocean? Medicine for Mountaineering
picks up where first aid manuals leave off. Written by a team of
climber-physicians, this fully updated edition of a classic provides
expert information as well as procedures on major and minor medical
emergencies. Areas covered include: Diagnosis, psychology of accidents,
preventive measures. Traumatic injuries--fractures, burns, soft tissue
injuries--heat, cold, altitude. Diseases, pain, infections, allergies.
Medications, medical kits, legal considerations. Authoritative and
comprehensive, Medicine for Mountaineering should be on the equipment list
of any hiker, climber, boater, and outdoor user who ventures more than
24 hours beyond medical attention.
ISBN: 0-898863-31-7 Mountaineers Books 1993 416pp $15.16
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NOLS
Wilderness First Aid by Todd
Schimelpfenig. A reference on essentials of wilderness first aid
treatment for National Outdoor Leadership Schools (NOLS) students and for
everyday hikers. This third edition is updated with the latest medical
protocols for wilderness treatment and evacuation. There is a new chapter
on leadership skills, teamwork, and communication. Specific information
has also been added on cold injuries, eye injuries, gender-specific
conditions, and asthma. Includes b&w illustrations. Schimelpfenig is
past NOLS risk management director and current NOLS Rocky Mountain branch
director; Lindsey is NOLS human resources director and a board member of
the Wilderness Medical Society
ISBN: 0-811728-64-1 NOLS 2000 356pp $11.96
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The
Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook by
Jeff Isaac, et al. Another venerable outdoor organization produces a
quality book. Rather than catalog every possible injury that can
occur in the wilderness, Isaac gives an overview of how the human body
functions in both health and in injury, and demonstrates how this
knowledge can be applied to a wide variety of medical problems. While some
of the material will be familiar to those who've taken a basic first-aid
course, the Handbook excels in its approach to maladies more
particular to the wilderness, like dislocations, burns and blisters, and,
perhaps most insidious, hypothermia. Also included in Isaac's book are
shorter sections on avalanches, lightning, altitude sickness, and near
drowning.
ISBN: 1-558216820 Lyons Press 1998 272pp $11.96
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The
Ragged Mountain Press Pocket Guide to Wilderness Medicine and First Aid
by Paul Gill and Paul Gill Jr. MD. Compact enough to carry
easily on a wilderness trip, complete enough to cover virtually every
conceivable wilderness first-aid problem. A bestseller.
ISBN: 0070245525 Mc-Graw Hill 1997 240pp $11.96
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Wilderness
911: A Step-by-Step Guide for Medical
Emergencies and Improvised Care in the Backcountry by Eric Weiss. The
easy-to-follow format walks you through "Signs and Symptoms" and
"Treatment," and notes "When to Worry" signs for a
broad spectrum of medical emergencies. "Tricks of the Trade"
sidebars offer improvisational techniques, such as closing wounds with
dental floss, hair, or duct tape; treating burns or creating an airtight
dressing with honey and plastic wrap; relieving mouth bleeding with a tea
bag, and many more.
ISBN: 0-898865-97-2 Mountaineers 1999 240pp $13.56
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Wilderness
Medical Associates Field Guide by Jim
Morrissey. A user-friendly guide to dealing with medical emergencies
in wilderness and remote locations. Ideal for wilderness travelers,
outdoor recreationalists, outdoor professionals and rescue specialists.
Used by such diverse groups as Outward Bound and the FBI, this field guide
contains details on patient assessment, body systems, common medical
problems and treatment, traction, dislocations, improvised litters, and
much more. This field guide is designed with the user in mind - it has
charts, bullets, and diagrams as well as being printed on waterproof and
tearproof paper.
ISBN: 0970464606 WMA 2000 99pp $19.95
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Wilderness
Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition by
William Forgey. Another classic in the wilderness field. You
and your group are on the adventure of a lifetime, far from civilization,
surrounded by wilderness. Someone gets hurt or sick. What do you do? With
Dr. William Forgey's comprehensive Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid
in hand, you can recognize, assess, and treat many kinds of medical
emergencies. This illustrated text is essential reading for anyone from
trip leaders, guides, and search and rescue groups to EMTs, paramedics,
and physicians who must provide immediate care when access to a medical
facility is difficult or impossible. Learn how to survey, assess, and
stabilize the victim and the medical situation, what questions to ask to
gain necessary vital information, how to manage physical symptoms as well
as care for wounds and orthopedic injuries and much more.
ISBN: 0-762704-90-X Globe Press 1999 256pp $14.95
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Wilderness
Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care
by William Forgey. The practice guidelines are the
official statement of the Wilderness Medical Society on the best methods
of handling wilderness related trauma, illness, or environmental injury.
This peer reviewed work has 31 contributors and has been reviewed by two
panels of the society consisting of an additional 14 physicians. The
practice guidelines discuss treatment goals for 24 basic subjects. This
publication also includes the Wilderness Pre-hospital Emergency Care
Curriculum suggested by the Wilderness Medical Society for inclusion in
the instruction of Wilderness Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT-W).
For any group developing practice guidelines or SOPs in a wilderness
setting they must consult with this book.
ISBN: 0762706716 Globe Press 2000 96pp $11.16
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