Wilderness First Responder: How To Recognize, Treat, And Prevent Emergencies In The Backcountry

Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-care, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton and updated by more than a dozen medical professionals. It covers airway obstructions, cardiac arrest, external and internal bleeding, shock, spine injuries, head injuries, chest injuries, abdominal injuries, fractures and dislocations, athletic injuries, soft-tissue injuries, cold- or heat-induced injuries, altitude sickness, insect bites and stings, diabetic emergencies, poisoning emergencies, and allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-care, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton and a dozen medical professionals. Thoroughly updated and revised, this teaching manual for the National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness First Responder course represents over 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.

Learn how to assess and treat:

Airway obstructions
Cardiac arrest
External and internal bleeding
Shock
Spine injuries
Head injuries
Chest injuries
Abdominal injuries
Fractures and dislocations
Athletic injuries
Soft-tissue injuries
Cold- or heat-induced injuries
Altitude sickness
Insect bites and stings
Diabetic emergencies
Poisoning emergencies
Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis

Weight: 853g
Dimension: 281 x 216 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781493067053
Edition number: Fourth Edition