ST 31-91B Institute for military assistance
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook/st 31-91B (Paperback)
This is a civilian reprint of the 1983 ST31-91B. The issue version with it's waterproof pages is a collectors item and not worth much else. Both versions are now very outdated in much of their treatment and management of illness/injury. Frankly when I first got the book in 1983, I didn't find it's sparse outline presentation of information very useful. You can find more current information, better presented in some of the newer books on Wilderness Medicine
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook/st 31-91B (Paperback)
Bought this for my youngest son to use as a disaster preparedness medical reference for him and his family. I did not want to give up the copy issued to me at JFK Special Forces training center at Bragg (am SF doc from more than 30 years ago!). It is the best all-around "one book" medical library and contains a wealth of information for the medic operating austerely in the bushes, Told him it provides a guide for disaster planning using the various checklists at the front as well as the medical information. My "antique" copy is a "flip book" fastened at the top by two aluminum screw posts...expected the same but was surprised by the paperbook format but compared contents and found no difference. Recommend this item for anyone looking for a good reference for emergency medical care...need only find a contents listing for an SF medic's M-5 kit to have necessary medical supplies/equipment. One caution...need extensive training to properly use the bag contents!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Information is Dated,
By Bill P. (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook/st 31-91B (Paperback)
This was a very good guide in it's time. I got my copy back in the 80's. Some of the info is still relevant- such as proper setup for latrines, etc. However here is a reply to an article about this book over at the Federation of America Scientists:
"That manual is a relic of sentimental and historical interest only, advocating treatments that, if used by today's medics, would result in disciplinary measures," wrote Dr. Warner Anderson, a U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) and former associate dean of the Special Warfare Medical Group. Bottom line is that it is dated (why I gave it 3 stars) and you need to get the latest manual by Steve Yevich: Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (Book Only Edition) Amazon lists it as unavailable but it is available- just Google it.
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