* The best-selling backcountry medical guide of its kind
* This edition includes new chapters on avalanche injuries, drowning, eye disorders, medical evacuations, and lightning
* Provides expert information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, plus medications, medical kits, and legal and ethical considerations
Compiled by highly recognized medical professionals in the emergency response and trauma field, the latest edition of Medicine for Mountaineering features fully revised and expanded information to help mountaineers weather storms, animal attacks, injuries, and more. With a new foreword by Buck Tilton and updated essentials on reacting to wilderness accidents, the 6th edition includes new chapters on drowning, avalanche injuries, evacuation procedures, and more.
Contributors
Edited by James A. Wilkerson, M.D.
Reviews
- An excellent book on treating mountain health hazards.
— Outdoor Photographer
- On all journeys, take along a copy of Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities.
— Washington Post
- Tried and true, the ultimate in take-care-of-yourself instruction - a 'doctor in a box'!
— American Health
- If you buy only one book on medical emergencies in the backcountry, Medicine for Mountaineering is the one you should get.
— Backpacker Magazine