Mountaineering First Aid: A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care (Paperback)

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A good start for people who want to learn about backcountry first aid. -- Arizona Daily Sun

A good start for people who want to learn about backcountry first aid. -- Arizona Daily Sun<br /><br />Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- The News-Herald<br /><br />Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- Willoughby (OH) News-Herald<br /><br />Don't go into the woods without this book. -- Sweat magazine<br /><br />Packs a wealth of practical information into a small volume. --The Cascadian

Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- The News-Herald

Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- Willoughby (OH) News-Herald

Don't go into the woods without this book. -- Sweat magazine

Packs a wealth of practical information into a small volume. -- The Cascadian

Product Description

·Revised to meet the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society
·Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills
·New quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems

This completely revised and updated fifth edition gives you all the latest information on assessing and treating conditions you may encounter in the wild, from serious injuries such as dislocations and fractures to unexpected major illness to weather-related problems. With quick-reference checklists of symptoms and procedures, recommendations on first aid kits and equipment, and more, Mountaineering First Aid will prepare you for anything in the backcountry.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 169 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 5 edition (July 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898868785
• ISBN-13: 978-0898868784
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #334,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Handy guide by highly experienced authors, February 21, 2008

By	Jim Morrison (Hansville, WA) - See all my reviews

This is a great guide to the basics of first aid in the mountains, whether it is a climbing or backing situation. For a fairly short book (170 pages or so) it covers a lot. Combine this with the chapter on first aid and alpine rescue in "Mountaineering the freedom of the Hills" (same publisher) and you have about everything you need. "Medicine of the Outdoors" by Paul S. Auerbach, M.D.is more complete on many medical aspects, if you are looking for yet more information.

5.0 out of 5 stars American Red Cross use this book for the Mountaineering First Aid Course, May 31, 2008

By	Gary Maffioli (WV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Mountaineering First Aid Guide covers various subjects about first aid when help is delayed. The book is for when you are out in the woods, mountains, destert, away from our normail EMS response we all are accustomed too. Several items are a little different than the Red Cross Course, so if you are taking the course use the Red Cross answers. This would be a very good book to have with you in your first aid kit.

4.0 out of 5 stars Safety above all else, June 24, 2000

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This review is from: Mountaineering First Aid: A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care (Paperback)

Although this book may not cover EVERY detail about back country survival, it definitely gives some good pointers whether a person is in a large group or a small one.

Mountaineering is a dangerous sport, and the tactics and procedures in this book can be applied to every day situations as well.

This is a definite must-read for anyone who is responsible for another life -- from trail guides to backpackers to parents to babysitters -- it is a must-have for every household!