Emergency Care Guidelines for Wilderness First Response: A Field Guide - 2nd Edition

This 2nd edition by wilderness medicine expert Dr. Aaron Billin is an algorithmic approach to common wilderness medicine situations. It is useful for search & rescue, ski patrol, wilderness park rangers, rural law enforcement, trip leaders, wilderness outfitters, good Samaritans, or any other first responder in an austere environment when definitive medical care is far away. Covered topics include scene size-up, resuscitation, avalanche, frostbite, altitude illness, drowning, lightning injuries, evacuation from the backcountry, snakebite, trauma, helicopter operations, wound care, splinting, tourniquet use, risk management, and many others. This 2nd edition has been updated with new algorithms that are easy to follow and will help any outdoors person who has been trained in basic medical skills to provide care that adheres to the latest medical evidence. This is the coil bound version on coated paper meant for field use.