Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (Book Only Edition) [Ring-bound]

Steve Yevich (Author), Warren Whitlock (Author), Richard Broadhurst (Author), Gay Thompson (Author), Pete Redmond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

This single-source reference provides many revolutionary approaches to accessing medical information, such as treatment hierarcchy based on available medical resources & mission circumstances comonly facing the sof medic.

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From the Publisher

Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook provides step-by-step illustrated procedures for performance of surgical procedures under hostile and/or primitive conditions. It offers alternatives to conventional procedures for management of a given problem that can be used under less than optimal circumstances. The physical presentation is designed to hold up under adverse conditions. It is waterproof, tear resistant and ring bound so that updated material can be added at will. It is in a small trim size for ease of carrying and printed on a special stock to aid with reading under poor light conditions.

About the Author

Created by the Editorial Staff of the United States Special Operations Command, Office of the Command Surgeon, and over 80 medical specialists from all branches of the military.

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Product Details

• Ring-bound: 680 pages
• Publisher: That's the Point; Lslf edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893441547
• ISBN-13: 978-1893441545
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good BUY, February 27, 2004

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Dennis Thomas (Baghad IRAQ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (Book Only Edition) (Ring-bound)

check it out ~ i'm a combat medic currently deployed to Baghdad IRAQ....i bought this book to further my knowledge in the medical field....its light weight, easy to carry around and very informative! the cd rom also comes with pictures and small video clips of various tasks. all together this is one of the best medical books i've seen! ~91w10 USARMY

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the heat!, December 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (Book Only Edition) (Ring-bound)

The best wilderness/expedition medicine field guide bar none. I have had a chance to speak to most of the Special Forces Medics who have been in Afghanistan and the one thing we all agree on is that this book is the best thing that the military has put out ever for SF medics. I carried this book along with a Sanfords and Pocket Pharmicopia and ran sick call on my guys and the locals and didn't need any other references. The only negative is that this is some heavy book. Not something that you would want to carry on your ultra-light backpacking trip. Great for base camp or vehicle travel though.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have medical reference!, March 27, 2003

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C. L. Culver (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (Book Only Edition) (Ring-bound)

The Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook is absolutely the best medical handbook that I have found to date for remote medical support operations. Besides being very compact, which makes the manual a very functional travel companion, the book is packed with an incredible amount of useful medical information. If you are a remote medical practitioner, this is a medical reference manual that you will not want to be without.

C. Leigh Culver