Product Description
Beyond first aid, this is the medical bibles for backcountry adventurers. Written by a team of climber/physicians and considered the authoritative reference on backcountry medicine. Any trip into remote territory calls for earnest planning and foresight, including preparing for the possibility of illness or injury. A basic knowledge of first aid can help; but how would you treat an appendicitis attack high on a foreign mountain? What if one of your companio… More >>
Medicine: For Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities 5th Edition
5 Comments
Great, compact reference for EMS and guides who work at altitude.
Rating: 4 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is amazing. It covers a vast variety of medical procedures ranging from simple to complex and are all explained in a manner that can be understood by EMTs and the layman alike. It covers basic nursing as well as trauma and has a more longterm care feel to it. While your pamphlet in your first aid box will explain how to put a bandage on a wound this book explains what to do next. I would recommend it to anyone seeking knowledge in first aid. It is so informative and easy to understand while still possessing the advanced procedure and explanation for the EMT. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
As always, books from The Mountaineers are chock full of useful, well-described advice. This one is no exception…it is well illustrated and highly conservative in it approach. This is not a wacky, how to survive on a soap-opera ‘reality survival’ show book; rather, it details how to prevent illness, diagnose it, and deal with most, if not all, serious medical emergencies out in the wild lands.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was an EMT until recently and a mountaineer going on 30 years. I was asked to do some research on first aid and wilderness medicine. Of the ten or so books I reviewed this one was the most authoritative and most complete. If you want a primer on the subject consider “Mountaineering First Aid” by the same publisher. However, if you want extraordinary depth and breadth this is certainly the best book for the lay person (or at my level of training)I could find. Well organized, well illustrated, excellent index. Too heavy for a day pack! 367 Pages of fine print.
Rating: 5 / 5