Outdoor Medicine

Manage hiking, camping, backpacking, and outdoor emergencies Theres never a good place for a medical emergency, but some locations are much worse than others. If you are out in nature, far from help, when the unthinkable happens, you must be prepared. Outdoor Medicine is your handy, portable, easy-to-understand guide that helps you to follow the correct course of action. Whether its illness, injury, or life-or-death conditions, author Patrick Brighton, M.D., FACS, is there to lend his experience in assessing and managing backcountry emergencies. The authors expertiseas a board-certified trauma surgeon and a mountaineer, climber, kayaker, and member of a mountain rescue teamhas allowed him to develop concise descriptions of the diagnosis, treatment options, and evacuation strategies for several common medical emergencies. This tabbed booklet is organized by type of injury, so you can quickly reference the information you need to evaluate and treat the condition. Theres no need to wade through time-consuming data that you wont use. The easily digestible instructions help you to assess the situation and decide how to proceed, with tips on what to do and what not to do. The guide also takes into consideration the variable challenges you might face: limited resources, weather, victim/rescuer capabilities, and evacuation options. With strategies based on the latest research from the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and Dr. Brightons decades of experience, you can be certain that youre getting the best advice available. So get this pocket-sized guide to outdoor medicine, and hope that you never have to use itbut take comfort in knowing that its there if you do.