Overview

Like a seasoned outfitter for hire (at a fraction of the cost), Ragged Mountain Pocket Guides give beginners the straightforward, reassuring advice they need for a successful first foray in the field. In a medical emergency, nothing is more reassuring than clear, professional advice. Paul Gill, a member of the Wilderness Medical Society and a longtime columnist for Outdoor Life magazine, offers clear explanations to a broad range of problems, followed by step-by-step instructions and details on the latest treatment strategies for all types of common outdoor injuries. Because he understands the dynamics of outdoor injuries, Gill writes simply and directly in terms a layperson can understand. Practical, packable, and positive, Wilderness First Aid covers more than 100 common injuries, easily identified by symptom. Wilderness First Aid offers proven advice from a board-certified emergency medicine specialist. No other portable book is as thorough. As with other titles in the Ragged Mountain Pocket Guide series, Wilderness First Aid is designed to fit easily in backpack or pocket, and it presents information so readers can find it quickly. With a weather-resistant cover, it is a natural purchase for anyone who hikes, backpacks, kayaks or otherwise spends time outside.

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Author:   Paul Gill
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   TAB Books Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 11.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780071379625

ISBN 10:   0071379622
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   16 January 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Assessing and Stabilizing the Trauma Victim Primary and Secondary Surveys of a Person with Multiple Injuries The Primary Survey: the ABCDEs; The Secondary Survey Shock Is the Victim in Shock?; Treatment Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Choking Using the Heimlich Maneuver Chest Pain Symptoms; Treatment Soft Tissue Injuries Open Wounds Controlling the Bleeding; Cleaning the Wound; Closing the Wound; Skin Avulsions and Flaps; Abrasions Puncture Wounds Treatment BurnsTypes; Treatment Crush Injuries Contusions; Subungual Hematomas Musculoskeletal Problems: Bones, Joints, and Muscles Sprains Wrists, Hands, Fingers, and Toes Strains Fractures Checking the CMS; Reducing and Stabilizing the Fracture; Splints; Types; Amputations Dislocations Types Head and Neck Injuries Approaching the Head- or Neck-Injured Patient Assess the ABCDEs and Mental Status; Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Fractures and Low Back Strain Head Injuries Concussion; Intracranial Bleeding; Repairing a Scalp Wound Evacuation Making a Decision Chest and Abdominal Injuries Chest Injuries Evaluating the Injury; Types Abdominal Injuries Blunt Abdominal Injuries; Penetrating Abdominal Injuries Eye, Ear, and Nose Problems Eye Injuries Corneal Foreign Bodies and Abrasions; Blunt and Penetrating Eye Injuries; Snow Blindness and Frozen Cornea Ear and Nose Disorders Swimmer's Ear; Ruptured Eardrum; Insects in the Ear; Nosebleed Hypothermia and Frostbite The Cold Facts How Heat Is Lost from the Body; How the Body Responds to Heat Loss; Predisposing Causes Hypothermia Recognizing Hypothermia; Treatment; Prevention: Dress for Success Immersion Hypothermia The Cold, Hard Facts; How Long Will You Last in Cold Water?; Getting Out of the Drink Frostbite Predisposing Factors; Signs and Symptoms; Treatment; Prevention Sunburn and Heat Illness Sunburn Heat Illness Handling the Heat; Types; Prevention Lightning Injuries Lightning's Physical Effects Flashover Effect; Signs and Symptoms of Lightning Strike Treatment of Lightning Injuries Recognizing Lightning Injury; First Response; Group Therapy Lightning Injury Prevention What You Should Do in a Lightning Storm; Lightning Myths and Superstitions Drowning and Near-Drowning What It's All About Definitions; How It Happens Basic Lifesaving Throw Him a Rope; Rescue Carries Treatment CPR; Postimmersion Syndrome Spider, Scorpion, Insect, and Snake Bites and Stings Spider Facts Black Widow Spiders; Brown Spiders; Tarantulas Scorpions Signs and Symptoms of Scorpion Sting; Treatment and Prevention Blood-Sucking Flying Insects Mosquitoes; Blackflies How to Protect Yourself Against Flying Insects The Numbers Game; Avoidance; Physical Barriers; Chemical Deterrence Stinging Insects Sting Operation; Treatment and Prevention Snakes Identifying Snakes; Snake Physiology 101; The Cast of Characters; Modus Operandi; Signs and Symptoms of Snakebite; Treatment of Snakebite; Prevention of Snakebite Plant Dermatitis Primary Irritant Plants Thorns, Bristles, Hairs, and Chemicals; Treatment Poison Ivy Dermatitis Geographical Distribution; Susceptibility; Signs and Symptoms; Treatment; Prevention Infectious Diarrhea and Field Water Disinfection Infectious Diarrhea Giardiasis, a.k.a. ""Backpacker's Diarrhea""; Treatment; Prevention Water Disinfection Physical Methods; Chemical Methods High-Altitude Illness What It's All About Acute Mountain Sickness Too High, Too Fast; Symptoms; Treatment; Prevention; High-Altitude Cerebral Edema; High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema Foot Care in the Wild Blisters Causes; Treatment; Prevention Other Foot Problems Corns and Calluses; Ingrown Toenails; Athlete's Foot Wilderness Evacuation Between a Rock and a Hard Place Evacuation Guidelines Rescue Carries One-Rescuer Carries; Two-Rescuer Carries Litters Pole Litter; Sleeping Bag Litter; Pole-and-Rope Litter The Wilderness Medical Kit What to Take Wound Care Materials; Medicines; Miscellaneous Index Symptom Charts Soft Tissue Injuries Musculoskeletal Problems Head and Neck Injuries Chest and Abdominal Injuries Eye, Ear, and Nose Problems Hypothermia and Frostbite Sunburn and Heat Illness Lightning Injuries Drowning and Near-Drowning Spider, Scorpion, Insect, and Snake Bites and Stings Plant Dermatitis Infectious Diarrhea High-Altitude Illness Foot Problems

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Paul G. Gill, Jr., M.D. is a board-certified emergency medicine specialist and a member of the Wilderness Medical Society. His outdoor medicine column appeared for many years in Outdoor Life. Gill is author of The Onboard Medical Handbook: First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat. HOMETOWN: Middlebury, Vermont

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