Directed at the layperson, this superbly useful book on wilderness medicine makes a fairly complicated subject easy to understand.

Medicine for the Backcountry

Sports & Outdoors

Tilton, Buck

Hubbell, Frank

Hiking & Camping

Globe Pequot Pr

When a doctor is far away, even first aid may not be enough.  With this book, you'll learn t recognize, treat and prevent the most common major and minor wilderness emergencies.  You'll develop skills in patient assessment, wilderness wound management, musculoskeletal injury management (including athletic injuries), chest injury treatment, and the management of other trauma, with emphasis on improvising with what you have.  You'll acquire the knowledge to treat problems due to heat, cold, high altitude, bites and stings, and other environmental emergencies.  You'll learn to assess and treat allergic reactions, acute abdominal pain, respiratory problems, gender specific emergencies, diabetes, and other medical emergencies, clearly written for easy comprehension.  Profusely illustrated.  This 2nd Edition of Medicine For The Backcountry contains new material in every chapter, and six new chapters.  When a doctor is far away, this book should be nearby.

Bohne, Marc [Illustrator]

ICS Books

This is the Spanish translation of the SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, Beyond the Golden Hour, the textbook that accompanies the two-day course of the same name. The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course was created out of the direct experience of the founders of SOLO, the famous outdoor school that teaches wilderness medicine all over the world, and is designed for the “outdoor enthusiast”. Whether hiker, climber, skier, kayaker, canoeist, or sailor, this course is for the adventurous who may find themselves away from immediate help and may have to rely on their own skills to survive and thrive if an emergency should arise. This book is intended to be a true field guide that SOLO students can carry with them throughout their training and to use as a reference later. This book was designed specifically to compliment the instruction in the SOLO Wilderness First Aid course and is not intended for self-instruction. Proceeds of sales of this book go directly to support SOLO programs.

SOLO: MANUAL DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PARA AREAS SILVESTRES Edición en español: SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, Spanish Edition

Medical Books

Medicine

Tmc Books LLC

Product Description 
The SOLO Wilderness First Responder is the textbook created for Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), the wilderness and emergency medicine school in Conway, NH for teaching the course of the same name. 
Heavily illustrated, the book follows the curriculum of the SOLO course and reflects more than 40 years of experience teaching emergency and wilderness medicine. 
Covering primary assessment through environmental emergencies the SOLO Wilderness First Responder is a great reference book for first responders and EMTs alike. 
 About the Author 
Frank Hubbell worked as a ski patrol director, rescue squad captain, and on the mountain rescue service before graduating from medical school. He is the past president of the American Alpine Club medical committee and past vice president of the European UIAA (International Union of Alpine Associations) Medical Commission. Dr. Hubbell currently serves as the medical director for NH Region V EMS Council and is a 28-year representative on the NH EMS Medical Control Board and NH EMS Coordinating Board. He is a founding partner of the Saco River Medical Group in Conway and Glen, New Hampshire, and is the Director of the Conway Walk-In-Care and Spine Center. Dr Hubbell along with his wife, Lee Frizzell, founded Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) in 1976. The school teaches wilderness and emergency medicine and the home campus is in Conway New Hampshire. This book is one of many Dr. Hubbell has written for use in SOLO courses.

SOLO Wilderness First Responder

The SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, Beyond the Golden Hour, Fifth Edition, is the textbook that accompanies the two day course of the same name. The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course was created out of the direct experience of the founders of SOLO, the famous outdoor school that teaches wilderness medicine all over the world, and is designed for the "outdoor enthusiast". Whether hiker, climber, skier, kayaker, canoeist, or sailor, this course is for the adventurous who may find themselves away from immediate help and may have to rely on their own skills to survive and thrive if an emergency should arise.First offered in 1974 under the name of the Mountain Rescue Seminar, the course became Backcountry Medicine, and eventually Wilderness First Aid. The course has continued to evolve over more than 40 years, through thousands of programs, and hundreds of thousands of students.This book is intended to be a true field guide that SOLO students can carry with them throughout their training and to use as a reference later. This book was designed specifically to compliment the instruction in the SOLO Wilderness First Aid course and is not intended for self-instruction.

SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, 5th ed

WILDCARE, Working in Less than Desirable Conditions and Remote Environments, 2nd Edition

Solo: MANUAL DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PARA AREAS SILVESTRES Edición en español Segunda edición (Spanish Edition)

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Medicine for the Backcountry

Medicine for the Backcountry

SOLO: MANUAL DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PARA AREAS SILVESTRES Edición en español: SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, Spanish Edition

SOLO Wilderness First Responder

SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, 5th ed

WILDCARE, Working in Less than Desirable Conditions and Remote Environments, 2nd Edition

Solo: MANUAL DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PARA AREAS SILVESTRES Edición en español Segunda edición (Spanish Edition)