Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care: With a New Section of Advice to International Travelers (General) [Paperback]

Buck Tilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1994 | Series: General

Small enough to take inthe field, this pocket-sized survival essential will benefit everyone in a wilderness setting. With information on treating shock victims, abdominal pain, sprains, fractures, dislocations and more, this is an inexpensive way to save someone's life!

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Small enough to take in the field, this pocket-sized survival essential will benefit everyone in a wilderness setting. With information on treating shock victims, abdominal pain, sprains, fractures, dislocations and much more, this is an inexpensive way to save someone's life! (4 x 5 1/4, 120 pages, diagrams)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Buck Tilton is executive director of the Wilderness Medicine Institute, Inc., and author of six wilderness medicine books. He lives in Pitkin, Colorado.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 76 pages
• Publisher: Ics Books; 2nd edition (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934802998
• ISBN-13: 978-0934802994
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 3.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,489,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care (Paperback)

This is an awesome book to include in any first aid kit. I run my own outdoor adventure business and typically include this book in all of my first aid kits. It is concise and easy to understand, not to mention an invaluable reference in the backcountry.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quick guide to wilderness medicine, May 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care (Paperback)

This is an easy to read nuts and bolts manual for wilderness medicine. Pictures and step by step instructions are easy to follow. The book is small and can pack easily and lightly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fine small first aid manual, March 7, 2007

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This review is from: Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care, 4th (Paperback)

Backcountry First Aid is an excellent choice for a small manual or compendium about first aid treatments when you are in the outdoors. It is four inches by five and a half, and 120 pages long, so it will fit in a first aid kit or bag. The back cover has an "Action Index" that refers you to the pages for 47 different conditions or accidents. Topics like Bites and Stings, hypothermia, shock, water disinfection, etc, etc. The topics are covered very well - succinct and as comprehensive as you could hope for in a portable manual.

Of course it pays to read the manual before heading out, and in fact is valuable for anyone who wants to be ready for an accident or sudden sickness, whether in the wilderness, driving to work, or in your backyard.

Highly recommended.