Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, 5th [Paperback]

Wilderness Medical Society (Author), William W. Forgey M.D. (Author)

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Learn the wilderness medical management techniques approved and recommended by the Wilderness Medical Society.
These practice guidelines are the official statement of the Wilderness Medical Society on the best methods of handling wilderness-related trauma, illness, or environmental injury. Prepared by twenty-three contributors and reviewed by the WMS Panel of Expert Reviewers, this book discusses treatment goals for twenty-four basic subjects.
The Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines is a must for anyone dealing with emergency planning, first-aid procedures, or care of persons heading into remote areas for sport or employment.

 

Learn about:

 

Wilderness Evacuation
Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
Submersion, Head, and Spinal Injuries
Orthopedic Injuries
High-Altitude Illness
Hypothermia
Field Water Disinfection
Wild Animal Attacks
Tick-Transmitted Diseases
Immunizations
Reptile Envenomations

 

The Wilderness Medical Society is a nonprofit organization consisting of physicians and other health care providers from around the world who have an expertise or interest in wilderness-related medical problems.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 5th edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762741023
• ISBN-13: 978-0762741021
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Standard of Care, December 26, 2008

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K. Conover "kconover" (Carnegie, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, 5th (Paperback)

This is not a textbook; plenty of those are available. However, if you already know something about emergency medicine or EMS - you're a doctor, nurse, CRNP, PA, or R.N. with emergency experience, or an EMT or a paramedic - this is the definitive guide to how to modify your practice when in the wilderness/disaster/tactical setting. For that use, it is highly recommended.

3.0 out of 5 stars WMS Guidelines, October 19, 2009

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This review is from: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, 5th (Paperback)

Purchased this book to compare various Wilderness First Aid protocols. The book was thorough and covered a majority of the areas I wanted to research. Overall, a good source of information for anyone looking to write their own program.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is a book written BY medical professionals FOR medical professionals, February 27, 2010

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D. Harrison (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, 5th (Paperback)

I do NOT recommend this book to the layperson, if you are heading out for a multi-day hiking trip this is NOT the book to get.
The book is filled with unexplained medical jargon which completely obscures the meaning unless you know what the terms mean.

Chapter two (heart) is particularly jargon-dense and near unusable, typical sentences:
"PVCs or PACs usually are sign of ischemia or infarction and occur early in course of ACS."
"Syncope with sudden bradycardia: Sign of heart block and inferior and right ventricular infarction.

There are chapters that are somewhat comprehensible - obviously written by somebody other than chapter twos author but still I do not recommend this book unless you are a medical professional.