Wilderness First Responder - How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry Tilton Buck Paperback
Wilderness First Responder - How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry Tilton Buck Paperback The cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care…
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Wilderness First Responder - How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry Tilton Buck Paperback
The cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies. This invaluable resource includes expert, step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and "Signs and Symptoms" sidebars designed to help anyone provide immediate care in the wilderness-whenever they are more than an hour away from an ambulance or a hospital. It's essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care.
Readers will learn how to assess and treat: Airway obstructions Cardiac arrest External and internal bleeding Shock Spine injuries Head It shows how to conduct a patient assessment, improvise when ideal materials are not handy, and decide whether or not to evacuate a patient.