Wilderness First Aid: A Pocket Guide

by Paul G Gill

Overview

Like a seasoned outfitter for hire (at a fraction of the cost), Ragged Mountain Pocket Guides give beginners the straightforward, reassuring advice they need for a successful first foray in the field. In a medical emergency, nothing is more reassuring than clear, professional advice. Paul Gill, a member of the Wilderness Medical Society and a longtime columnist for Outdoor Life magazine, offers clear explanations to a broad range of problems, followed by step-by-step instructions and details on the latest treatment strategies for all types of common outdoor injuries. Because he understands the dynamics of outdoor injuries, Gill writes simply and directly in terms a layperson can understand. Practical, packable, and positive, Wilderness First Aid covers more than 100 common injuries, easily identified by symptom. Wilderness First Aid offers proven advice from a board-certified emergency medicine specialist. No other portable book is as thorough. As with other titles in the Ragged Mountain Pocket Guide series, Wilderness First Aid is designed to fit easily in backpack or pocket, and it presents information so readers can find it quickly. With a weather-resistant cover, it is a natura

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071379625
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing
Publication date:	12/13/2001
Series:	Ragged Mountain Press Pocket Guides
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	4.46(w) x 8.08(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

IntroductionAssessing and Stabilizing the Trauma Victim Primary and Secondary Surveys of a Person with Multiple Injuries Shock Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Choking Chest Pain Soft Tissue Injuries Open Wounds Puncture Wounds Burns Crush Injuries Musculoskeletal Problems: Bones, Joints, and Muscles Sprains Strains Fractures Dislocations Head and Neck Injuries Approaching the Head- or Neck-Injured Patient Head Injuries Evacuation Chest and Abdominal Injuries Chest Injuries Abdominal Injuries Eye, Ear, and Nose Problems Eye Injuries Ear and Nose Disorders Hypothermia and Frostbite The Cold Facts Hypothermia Immersion Hypothermia Frostbite Sunburn and Heat Illness Sunburn Heat Illness Lightning Injuries Lightning's Physical Effects Treatment of Lightning Injuries Lightning Injury Prevention Drowning and Near-Drowning What It's All About Basic Lifesaving Treatment Spider, Scorpion, Insect, and Snake Bites and Stings Spider Facts Scorpions Blood-Sucking Flying Insects (and more...)