Author: Buck Tilton Publisher: ISBN: 9780762704132 Category : Backpacking injuries Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Small enough to take in the field, this pocket-sized survival essential will benefit everyone in a wilderness setting. With information on treating shock victims, abdominal pain, sprains, fractures, dislocations and more, this is an inexpensive way to save someone's life!
Author: Eric Weiss Publisher: The Mountaineers Books ISBN: 1594856591 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
CLICK HERE to download the section from Wilderness & Travel Medicine on "Chest & Abdominal Injuries" * Author is a nationally recognized expert in wilderness medicine * Covers both illnesses and injuries * Includes improvised techniques for when medical supplies aren't on hand * Every section has been updated and new illustrations added to this edition First published in 1992, Wilderness & Travel Medicine has been a staple of the emergency first-aid kits sold worldwide by Adventure Medical Kits. With this fourth edition, Mountaineers Books and Adventure Medical Kits have partnered to release an updated, standalone reference for anyone who ventures away from civilization. Topics covered include everything from CPR, shock, and fractures to head, eye, and dental injuries, poisonous reactions, frostbite, hypothermia, heat illness, and much, much more. Throughout the text, sidebars provide useful and improvised techniques for specific injuries. In addition, there is "When to Worry" advice explaining how to tell if an injury is advancing in severity, despite attempts to arrest or slow down dangerous symptoms.
Author: Jeff Isaac Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers ISBN: 0763789208 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
Wilderness and Rescue Medicine covers the requisite topics from altitude illness to SCUBA and snakebites to frostbite, but the text's most important features are the general principles that tie the content together. The text highlights the skills and insight needed to think critically and exercise reasonable judgment at any level of medical trainin
Author: Eric A. Weiss (Professor of emergency medicine) Publisher: Mountaineers Books ISBN: 9780898865974 Category : Emergency medicine Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Accidents are probably the last thing on your mind when heading out for a wilderness adventure. But miles from nowhere the unthinkable can occur and suddenly leave you faced with a medical problem or emergency. What should you do?
Author: Howard D. Backer Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 9780763728311 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 366
Book Description
Published in cooperation with the Wilderness Medical Society, this text is the definitive and essential wilderness first aid book. Ideal for use in the field and in class, this text tells how to ident
Author: Buck Tilton Publisher: Falcon Guides ISBN: 9780762743575 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides principles for dealing with many serious emergencies, and a few common problems, when a doctor is more than an hour away.
Author: Buck Tilton Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0762762624 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 323
Book Description
The first teaching manual ever for the "Wilderness First Responder" course, this title represents the cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care. The schools affiliated with Tilton's program include the Wilderness Medicine Institute, a subsidiary of NOLS, and SOLO.
Author: Clifton Castleman Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329673913 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
Wilderness Medicine: What To Do When You Can't Call 911 provides both basic and in-depth information on how to recognize, treat, and manage both common injuries and illnesses as well as life-threatening conditions when professional emergency medical care is an hour away or more. Designed for those who work or travel in remote locations, this comprehensive guide will teach you what to look for, what to do in the event of an emergency, and then help direct you in the most appropriate type of care. This book is used as the course textbook for the Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT classes taught by Center for Wilderness Safety - online at www.wildsafe.org.
Author: Dave Canterbury Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1440587965 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
"Meant to follow "Bushcraft 101" by providing more advanced techniques for making tools, traps, shelters, and more, in the wilderness"--
Author: Jim Duff Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited ISBN: 1783625392 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 237
Book Description
This conveniently sized guide is an invaluable point of reference for all who travel and take part in outdoor, wilderness and mountain activities. Written by doctors with a wealth of wilderness specific experience, it provides a comprehensive summary of wilderness first aid and medicine - that is, managing accident or illness in remote locations without immediate access to help - giving you confidence in your ability to deal with any situation that may arise. All topics are clearly referenced and easy to find, with chapters covering preparation, prevention, accident protocol, diagnosis, treatment and evacuation. From life-threatening emergencies to broken bones and sprains, infectious diseases, food poisoning, envenomation and respiratory problems, the book sets out all the crucial protocol and procedures to follow. It covers a wide range of different environments, including high altitude, desert, polar, tropical and marine, dealing with risk management and a variety of different scenarios. In addition, suggestions for first-aid kits and lists of medications and antibiotics (with dosage) can be found in the appendices.
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Author: Buck Tilton
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Author: Buck Tilton
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Author: Jim Duff