Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid

Now fully revised and updated, Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is essential reading for any trail user, from trip leaders and guides to EMTs and paramedics.

You'll learn vital skills, such as:

• How to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation
• How to manage physical symptoms
• What questions to ask to gain necessary vital information
• How to care for woundsand orthopedic injuries, and much more

Packed with useful information, Wilderness Medicine is the ultimate resource for anyone faced with providing immediate care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible.