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U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook

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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 Both versions are now very outdated in much of their treatment and management of illness/injury.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

This handbook was great in its day, but is now woefully out of date. The most up to date publication of this nature is the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook, 2008, edited by COL Rocky Farr and others. It is a hardcopy and is available through the Government Printing Office for $59.
A new DVD version of the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook was published in August 2010 by the Government Printing Office, and is available from them for $25. It contains additional information on trauma, pediatrics, infectious diseases, dermatology. In addition, it has 1,400+ clinical photos and illustrations, and 100 videos.

I've had this manual for years, and referenced it when taking the 18D preparatory course. Problem is it's obsolete. Get the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook, 2nd edition. Available from Government Printing Office for $60. Up to date and excellent format.

I got this book in the mail yesterday. The book is full of great information that could be useful when a hospital or doctor is not around. The only this I would say is that for the person who has no medical knowledge and picks this book up, the illustrations are very primitive and there are not many of them. For something as important as locating a nerve to numb a site, there is only a small stick figure type thumb nail size drawn image. Other than that, take the time to read it, and learn a lot.

A must have for operational forces! It cover a broad range of items that will give you valuble information. Unless you are a doctor, you need this book while on the ground! The only problem, it's not that easy to find the information you need quickly.

This product is same as described in purchase. Delivery was very quickly and good conditions. I recommend this product and provider. Sincerely. Jose Pena

I first came across this book while training with some Army special forces and was immediately impressed. Anyone who anticipates being in a situation where medical care would be difficult to procur, ie.. a long hunt or a sailing trip, would do well to pack this book among their gear.

I was a medic in the 82nd Airborne a few years after this book was published. I found it to be invaluable for review of proceedures that I had been taught in regular Army training. Like the Ranger Handbook, it is not meant to be the primary learning source, but rather a review of things a soldier had already be trained to do. Also like the Ranger Handbook, it accomplishes this purpose extremely well. It would've been of even more use, had I been an 18D - Special Forces Medic