The Wilderness First Aid Handbook

by Grant S. Lipman

Overview

The Wilderness First Aid Handbook is a handy, quick-reference guide easily accessible with basic wilderness first aid knowledge, but it does not require advanced degrees or experience with medicine and prehospital care. Recognizing that certain knowledge and procedures are outside the scope of a layperson’s training, Dr. Grant Lipman limits the use of technical terms and advanced techniques that may be unfamiliar to some readers or beyond their comfort zone. This system-based, easy-to-follow guide assists the first aid provider when encountering most wilderness emergencies, from cold and heat concerns and blister treatments to high altitude illness and lightning injury prevention—and much more.   
Typically the most challenging decision in the wilderness environment is when to evacuate a sick or potentially sick person, and as such, each section has detailed decision-making steps to inform you of when to be concerned and when to get out. This guidance is based upon the recent evidence-based consensus statement published by the Wilderness Medical Society on the scope of practice of wilderness first aid. Filled with original, full-color artwork illustrating the techniques and procedures described and with internal-spiral binding and waterproof pages handy for travel into extreme environments, The Wilderness First Aid Handbook is a must-have for every back pocket or backpack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626365377
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	08/13/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Grant S. Lipman, MD, is a clinical assistant professor of surgery in the division of emergency medicine at Stanford University and associate director of the wilderness medicine fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is board certified in emergency medicine, has completed a fellowship in wilderness medicine at Stanford, and has gone on to publish and present numerous articles, book chapters, and original research in the field of wilderness medicine. He has served as president of the American College of Emergency Physician section of wilderness medicine, provided medical direction for expeditions on numerous continents around the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Assessment System 5

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 10

Abdominal Pain 13

Allergic Reaction & Anaphylaxis 19

Altitude Illness 22

Blisters 26

Burns 34

Chest Pain 37

Chest Trauma 39

Cold Injury/Frostbite 41

Dental Pain 44

Diabetic Emergencies 46

Eyes, Ears, and Nose 49

Female Genital Problems 52

Head Injury 54

Heat Illness 57

Hypothermia 60

Infectious Disease 63

Lightning 65

Lung Problems 67

Male Genital Problems 69

Musculoskeletal Injuries 70

Nervous System Emergencies 83

Skin Irritation 86

Submersion Injury 88

Toxins, Bites, & Stings 90

Trauma 95

Wound Care 100

Appendix A Medication Information 108

Appendix B Evacuation Information 115

Appendix C First Aid Kit 119