Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook

by Jeffrey Isaac

Book Overview

A fool-proof guide to essential outdoor skills in partnership with Outward Bound It is critical for backcountry travelers to have the ability to handle dangerous situations when they occur. This includes a logical, commonsense approach to injury and illness that takes into account the unique aspects of the wilderness setting. This comprehensive reference book, based on the Wilderness Medical Associates curriculum, clearly explains essential diagnostics and first-aid procedures necessary for wilderness injuries, including general principles in wilderness medicine; basic life support; medical supplies; wilderness travel; and the newest first-aid methods for outdoor situations. It is an essential reference for anyone headed into the great outdoors. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076277858X
• ISBN13: 9780762778584
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

incredibly helpful

covers the most important medical information you need to know out in the woods clearly and succinctly. Clarifies the difference between limb-threatening and life-threatening emergencies, the three most important body systems, and what to do in any number of dangerous situations.

Most have for campers.

After the course with Wilderness Medical Associates, I bought the book to have as a referance. It became much more as I learned more then I thought. It is a book that anyone going into the wilderness should have.

Outward bound wilderness first aid handbook

An excellent book. Rather than discussing different catagories of injuries and medical issues peice-meal, it presents basic underlying principles and a system for approaching accidents and medical issues then discusses accidents through that system. It is the most cohesive, integrated wilderness first aid text I have come accross. It uses simple language, and gets the job done without being overly technical (but it is not dumbed-down). It is so accessible and well put together you will actually pick it up and refer back to it (with ease). It is simply a very practical and clear book on wilderness medicine.

provides in-depth understanding of body systems and effects.

This book is simple for the layman to understand. Provides good detail into how the body reacts to wounds, infection, loss of blood etc. Educates the reader to understand the body systems which makes proper treatment understandable and predictable. No more trying to memorize what to do for this injury or that.