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Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry - Couverture souple

Tilton, Buck

 
9780762754564: Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry
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ISBN 10 : 0762754567 ISBN 13 : 9780762754564
Editeur : Falcon Guides, 2010

Synopsis

Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment,and prevention of emergencies happening in the wild.It's essential reading for wilderness instructors, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care. This invaluable resource includes expert, step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and "Signs and Symptoms" sidebars designed to help you provide immediate - whenever you are more than an hour away from an ambulance or a hospital.You'll learn how to conduct a patient assessment, improvise when ideal materials are not handy, and decide whether or not to evacuate a patient. Learn how to assess and treat: Airway obstructions Cardiac arrest External and internal bleeding Shock Spine injuries Head injuries Chest injuries Abdominal injuries Fractures and dislocations Athletic injuries Soft-tissue injuries Cold-or heat-induced injuries

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À propos de l'auteur

BUCK TILTON is co-founder of the Wildernes Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), which has become the largest school of wilderness medicine in the world. Buck has been a teacher of first aid for almost 30 years and for six of those, worked on an ambulance and volunteering in a hospital emergency rooms.He remains active, taking on assignments as a first responder in remote locations. Buck is a regular columnist for Backpacker magazine and is also the author of Knack Knots You Need and Knack Hiking & Backpacking. His many books for FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, have sold more than 100,000 copies combined.

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Éditeur
Falcon Guides
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0762754567
ISBN 13 
9780762754564
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
324
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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