Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition [Hardcover]

Paul S. Auerbach (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323032281 | ISBN-13: 978-0323032285 | Publication Date: January 19, 2007 | Edition: 5th

Manage any medical emergency you encounter in the great outdoors! Every day, more and more people are venturing into the wilderness and extreme environments...and many are unprepared for the dangers that come with these adventures. Whether these victims are stranded on mountain tops, lost in the desert, trapped deep in the woods, or injured far out at sea, this indispensable resource equips rescuers and health care professionals to diagnose and treat the full range of emergencies and health problems encountered in the wilderness!

• Prepares you to handle everything from frostbite to infection by marine microbes, not to mention other diverse injuries, bites, stings, poisonous plant exposures, animal attacks, and natural disasters.
• Introduces health care professionals to essential aspects of search and rescue.
• Helps you to improvise using available materials.

• Presents brand-new guidance on volcanic eruptions, extreme sports, splints and slings, wilderness cardiology, living off the land, aerospace medicine, mental health in the wilderness, tactical combat casualty care, and much more.
• Discusses how to meet the needs of specific patient populations such as children, women, elders, and the disabled.
• Offers guidelines for pain management, and addresses considerations for persons with chronic medical conditions.
• Equips you to make smart decisions about gear, navigation, nutrition, and survival.
• Moves all bibliographical references onto a bonus DVD in order to fit more content inside the book without making it too unwieldy.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dr. Paul S. Auerbach, FACEP, FAWM, is the Redlich Family Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the world's leading expert on wilderness medicine and a prolific author. He is the Editor of Wilderness Medicine, and author of Medicine for the Outdoors and Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine. Dr. Auerbach holds his MD from Duke and completed his internship at Dartmouth and residency at UCLA. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He has been recognized as a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and received the New Orleans Grand Isle Award for Science from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, the Founders Award from the Wilderness Medical Society, and the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, among others. Dr. Auerbach has served as a volunteer physician in Haiti, Nepal, and Guatemala.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2316 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 5th edition (January 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323032281
• ISBN-13: 978-0323032285
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, a founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society, and editor of the definitive medical reference text Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition; author of the leading book on outdoor health for laypersons, entitled Medicine for the Outdoors; Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board for Healthline Networks; Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians; Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine; and author of the blog entitled Medicine for the Outdoors at www.healthline.com. Dr. Auerbach serves on the National Medical Committee for the National Ski Patrol System and is a recipient of the DAN America Award from the Divers Alert Network, Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and a NOGI Award in 2006 from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences. He continues to practice emergency medicine, teach, perform research, and advise numerous agencies and organizations.

Dr. Auerbach's special interests within wilderness medicine are hazardous marine animals, dive medicine, and the environment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The PDR for wilderness injuries & related illnesses, July 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies (Hardcover)

Foregoing knowledge of the existance of this text was unkown, until it was needed in an emergent situation on site. At that time a stingray injury required our immediate attention. With no previous experience in this kind of injury, the book provided immediate no frills information on treatment, backup care and procedures. After this experience, I carefully examined the text at length and was amazed at the comprehensive nature of the topic that was covered. I would recommend this text to be present in all health care provider libraries and offices, as it is in mine. Dr. H.J. Willis D.O. Emergency & Trauma Physicia

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New edition is even better, October 5, 2007

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Veronique Bardach "vpbardach" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

It is no surprise that the Fifth Edition of this unique medical reference is better than ever. For those who are new to this authoritative tome, you will immediately notice how well it is organized to help those in an emergency effectively find the answers they need. The chapters cover Mountain Medicine, Cold and Heat, Burns, Fire and Radiation, Rescue and Survival, Injuries and Medical Intervention, Animals Insects and Zoonoses, Plants, Food and Water, Marine Medicine, Travel and Environmental Hazards, Equipment, Special Populations (issue related to children and the elderly) and the Wilderness.

Every subject is carefully explained so the medical injuries surrounding the subject can be identified and understood in context and with greater detail. For example, to understand how to rescue someone from an avalanche, the reader must understand how avalanches are formed. The book also goes into detail on rescue equipment and their correct use as well as proper self and organized rescues before discussing medical treatments for avalanche victims.

The bulk of the book consists of chapters regarding various injuries and conditions encompassing symptomology, description diagnostic techniques (tests and such) that can be employed, treatment options, and the range of expected prognoses--in a nutshell, what is the likely injury, how do we treat it, and what's the outlook in terms of cure and survival.

A wealth of reliable, understandable information is readily accessible primarily targeting the medical professional but also for the lay person accompanied by very helpful illustrations.

The update is most welcome, as the area of wilderness medicine has grown significantly beyond rescue of mountain climbers to the practice of medicine in situations of constrained resource, during times of catastrophe like 9/11 or Katrina and often in appalling conditions. This new edition also identifies new and better treatments of everything from high-altitude pulmonary and cerebral edema to heart stroke.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definative source for wildernss medicine, September 4, 2008

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doc wild (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

Doctors have a hard enough time looking for the definative source for information that is current and accurate. Dr. Auerbach, founder of Wilderness Medical Society, has updated this tome with a cast of experts from across the globe, in fields that range from water disinfection to acute mountain sickness. The detailed and well-referenced chapters are clear and informative, giving both practical field-based treatment as well as care follow up care for the ER and primary care provider. It is equally useful for clinicians, researchers, and field-deployable medical providers in rural remote areas like paramedics, expedition docs, disaster relief personnel, military medics, and guides.