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 enlarge | Creator: James A. Wilkerson
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $15.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 36995
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 366
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0898867991
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.1027
EAN: 9780898867992
ASIN: 0898867991
Publication Date: October 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A Must For Serious Adventurers January 12, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book comprises 3 main sections. The first section deals with some basic principles of diagnosis, evacuation and preventive medicine like immunisation, sanitation and disinfection.
Section 2 deals with all sorts of traumatic and non-traumatic injuries/disorders. Fractures and burns, disorders affecting various organ systems are all covered. It's really extensive yet not too wordy for the layman who just needs some essential, practical and highly distilled information.
Section 3 deals with environmental injuries including high altitude problems, heat/cold injuries and animal bites. There is also a very useful glossary covering useful medications and their dosages. Definitely a must for serious adventurers.
Medicine for Mountaineering November 5, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Excellent source of information for those having to deal with injuries in the wilderness. As a survival instructor I recommend it to all my classes.
Where is mine! August 8, 2001
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Here I am, ordering a replacement. Of all the books on health and first aid, this is the one I look to the most often. I live on a remote island and have used this book to judge the severity of injuries and the need for evacuation, or just the need for time. I am not a mountaineer, but my family does manage to get into scrapes....concussions, chainsaw injuries, broken glass and a recent allergic reaction. This last incident is what made me realize that my ancient copy was gone. This book has been better than any other book as far a raising my kids in a proactive way, especially when it comes to emergency room conversations!
Amazing - Very Comprensive! July 25, 1999
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
To quote part of the book, this book is not of the attitude "don't do any harm until the docter comes, because in many wilderness setting the docter is not comming." This is not the book for general first aid and first time learners, rather the more advanced outdoor person who would be in situations where medical help is more than a day away. It explanis more advanced treatments, the backgroud anatomy, and how to address the entire patient not just cookbook first aid.
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