Medicine for Mountaineering: And Other Wilderness Activities

by James A. Wilkerson, M.D. (Editor), Ken Zafren M.D., FAAEM, FA (Contribution by), Ernest Moore M.D., FACS, FCC (Contribution by)

Overview

* The best-selling backcountry medical guide of its kind
* This edition includes new chapters on avalanche injuries, drowning, eye disorders, medical evacuations, and lightning
* Provides expert information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, plus medications, medical kits, and legal and ethical considerations

Compiled by highly recognized medical professionals in the emergency response and trauma field, the latest edition of Medicine for Mountaineering features fully revised and expanded information to help mountaineers weather storms, animal attacks, injuries, and more. With a new foreword by Buck Tilton and updated essentials on reacting to wilderness accidents, the 6th edition includes new chapters on drowning, avalanche injuries, evacuation procedures, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594850769
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	08/28/2009
Edition description:	6th Revised ed.
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	405,883
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

JAMES A. WILKERSON, M.D., a mountaineer, whitewater rafter, backpacker, scuba diver, and skier, is the chairman of the Continuing Medical Education Committee. He is on the editorial board and is a section editor for the Wilderness and Environmental Medicine journal. He lives in Park City, Utah.

KEN ZAFREN, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP, FAWM is an emergency physician in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the medical director of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, and a member of the clinical faculty at Stanford University Medical Center in California. He represents the United States on the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and is the associate medical director for the Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal.

ERNEST E. MOORE, M.D., FACS, FCCM has been director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center at Denver Health since 1976, and is vice-chairman of surgery at the University of Colorado, Denver. With over 1100 publications, he is editor of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery and associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and American Journal of Surgery.

Editorial Reviews

Tried and true, the ultimate in take-care-of-yourself instruction - a 'doctor in a box'!

American Health

If you buy only one book on medical emergencies in the backcountry, Medicine for Mountaineering is the one you should get.

Backpacker Magazine Editors

On all journeys, take along a copy of Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities.

Washington Post

An excellent book on treating mountain health hazards.

Outdoor Photographer