Wilderness First Responder, 3rd How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry,9780762754564

Wilderness First Responder, 3rd How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780762754564
ISBN10: 0762754567
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-02
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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I have been excitedly awaiting the third edition of this text, and was not disappointed. Buck Tilton has taken what I believe was a classic textbook and updated it perfectly. Unlike other books which tend to reflect the author's bias, Mr. Tilton has updated the techniques mentioned, and removed some which have been disputed by the Wilderness Medical Society. I received a great price on the textbook! Also, it shipped quickly and I received it quickly!


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Summary

The award-winning guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-care

Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton with more than a dozen medical professionals. Thoroughly updated and revised, this teaching manual for the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness First Responder course represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. It is essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care.

This invaluable resource includes expert step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and “Signs and Symptoms” sidebars designed to help you provide immediate care in the wilderness—whenever you are more than an hour away from an ambulance or a medical facility. It shows how to conduct a patient assessment, improvise when ideal materials are not handy, and decide whether or not to evacuate the injured.

Author Biography

Buck Tilton, cofounder of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), wrote this book with more than a dozen medical professionals. The book represents more than a century-and-a-half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. Thoroughly updated and revised, this classic first-ever teaching manual for NOLS’s  “Wilderness First Responder” course is a must-have for anyone venturing into the backcountry. A regular columnist for Backpacker magazine, Buck is the author of many FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, which have sold more than 100,000 copies combined. He lives in Lander, Wyoming.

Table of Contents

Wilderness Emergency Medical Care
Legal Issues in Wilderness Medicine
Patient Assessment
Airway and Breathing
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Bleeding
Shock
Spine Injuries
Head Injuries
Chest Injuries
Abdominal Injuries
Fractures
Dislocations
Athletic Injuries
Wilderness Wound Management
Cold-induced Emergencies
Heat-induced Emergencies
Altitude Illnesses
Immersion and Submersion Incidents
Lightning Injuries
North American Bites and Stings
Diving Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Respiratory Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies
Poisoning Emergencies
Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Abdominal Emergencies
Communicable Diseases and Camp Hygiene
Common Simple Medical Problems
Gender-Specific Emergencies
Obstetrical Emergencies
Psychological and Behavioral Emergencies
Emergency Procedures for Outdoor Groups
Wilderness Transportation of the Sick or Injured
Wilderness Medical Kits
Oxygen and Mechanical Aids to Breathing
Automated External Defibrillation
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Excerpts

It Could Happen to You

After two days of late summer hiking under heavy backpacks into the Bighorn Crags of Idaho, you and three friends near the point on the map where an unnamed lake supposedly abounds with fine fishing and pleasant campsites tucked into the shadows of a dense forest. Clouds that collected over the afternoon start to spill a thin shower, and you stop to put on rain gear. With only a short series of switchbacks separating you from your destination, your group arrives at the scene of an accident. A lone hiker sits against a tree, pack by his side, face wearing a grimace of pain. He complains of lower right leg pain, and the inability to bear weight on the injury. Your patient states he slipped on a wet rock while decending the trail. He wears a cotton T-shirt and shorts, and you note his lower right leg appears bloody and bruised. Occasional shivers disrupt his ability to speak.

Welcome to the world of wilderness medicine!

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