Falcon Guide Basic Essentials Wilderness First Aid (Falcon Guide: Basic Essentials Series) - Softcover

Forgey, William W.

 
9780762741410: Falcon Guide Basic Essentials Wilderness First Aid (Falcon Guide: Basic Essentials Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762741414 ISBN 13: 9780762741410
Verlag: Globe Pequot Press, 2007

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An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge in an affordable and portable book.
Discover how to apply first aid to a variety of wounds, treat abdominal pains and discomforts, soothe bites and stings, deal with heat and cold injuries, and wrap sprains, fractures and dislocated joints. In addition, you'll find a information on elementary CPR as well as lists of essential items for an outdoor first aid kit.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Veteran outdoor author William Forgey, M.D. is engaged in the full-time practice of family medicine and is a member of the board of trustees of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, a fellow of the Explorers Club, a lecturer on medical care in high-risk recreation at several universities, and a leader of summer and winter expeditions into northern Canada. A former Boy Scout scoutmaster and Medical Explorer Post and High Adventure Post advisior, he currently serves on the National Health and Safety Committee and as an advisory board member for the Northern Tier High Adventure Base for the Boy Scouts of America. He is the author of fourteen wilderness medicine and camping books, including Basic Essentials: Hypothermia and Wilderness Medicine, now in its fifth edition.


Veteran outdoor author William Forgey, M.D. is engaged in the full-time practice of family medicine and is a member of the board of trustees of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, a fellow of the Explorers Club, a lecturer on medical care in high-risk recreation at several universities, and a leader of summer and winter expeditions into northern Canada. A former Boy Scout scoutmaster and Medical Explorer Post and High Adventure Post advisior, he currently serves on the National Health and Safety Committee and as an advisory board member for the Northern Tier High Adventure Base for the Boy Scouts of America. He is the author of fourteen wilderness medicine and camping books, including Basic Essentials: Hypothermia and Wilderness Medicine, now in its fifth edition.

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For a generation, the Basic Essentials® series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Essentials® books tell you what you need to know.
Discover how to:
Assemble an outdoor first-aid kit of essential items
Soothe bites and stings
Deal with hot and cold injuries
Wrap sprains, fractures, and dislocated joints
Handle backcountry emergencies until professional medical help arrives
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For a generation, the Basic Essentials® series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you re planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Essentials® books tell you what you need to know.
Discover how to:
Assemble an outdoor first-aid kit of essential items
Soothe bites and stings
Deal with hot and cold injuries
Wrap sprains, fractures, and dislocated joints
Handle backcountry emergencies until professional medical help arrives

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Verlag
Globe Pequot Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0762741414
ISBN 13 
9780762741410
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
3
Anzahl der Seiten
77
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