Treat the problems you and your scouts or family might encounter when you venture into the great outdoors! A concise first-aid approach to common wilderness problems: Wounds, sprains, breaks, bites, and stings, cold and heat injuries, and problems of eye, ear, nose, mouth, and abdomen. The Basic Essentials of First Aid for The Outdoors was designed specifically to demonstrate legally safe state-of-the art methods of handling injury and illness frequently encountered in the outdoors. This book would allow a youth group leader to administer correct treatments, yet remain protected by good Samaritan Laws, as well as enabling him to teach proper techniques. It excludes intimidating treatment that might be legally questionable for a non-professional to administer.
Dr. Forgey is in the full time practice of medicine in Northern Indiana. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Indiana University and holds adjunct faculty positions at Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, and Western Illinois University. He is a trustee and member of the Medical Advisory Board, International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, Toronto, Canada; Trustee and Treasurer, Wilderness Education Association, Saranac Lake, New York; and editor of the 1993 Position Papers for Pre-hospital Care of Wilderness Injuries, Wilderness Medical Society, Point Reyes, California.
