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Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: A Text for the Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention of Wilderness Emergencies

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Having just finished the course for which this text was assigned, I can say that it was accurate as far as my instructor was concerned, save for a couple of instances. The helicopter approach zones may vary depending on whom one talks to. The CPR guidelines had changed, but then - one should be checking the current guidelines periodicly.
As far as that goes, refresher courses are a good idea anyway.
I found the book very readable and to the point.

I was taking a Red Cross wilderness first aid class and wanted to see what other resources were available. I checked this book out from the local library. After reading through it, I wished the class had used it instead of the 2 we used. Each chapter begins with a situation, explains first aid for a condition (head,neck,back;bleeding;break;heat;etc) and concludes with how it should have been handled.

I purchased the book to use as a reference and to review, since like most things practice makes perfect.

This is a great book; well written, easy to follow and accepted as one of the top books for teaching Wilderness First Responder. We use it to teach our WFR course and advocate it strongly! One slight downfall is that it doesn't cover all of the topics recommended by the Wilderness Medical Society for WFR, however it's pretty darn close. It does have some great extras though for folks who work for organizations (trip leaders, etc.) and information on SOP's.
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Got this book for school. Therefore, not my first choice for pleasure reading. But lots of good stuff to know anyway, in my opinion.

This is a nice first start, but it needs to be followed up with one for emt's and medics.