Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine

This conveniently sized guide is an invaluable point of reference for all who travel and take part in outdoor, wilderness and mountain activities. Written by doctors with a wealth of wilderness specific experience, it provides a comprehensive summary of wilderness first aid and medicine - that is, managing accident or illness in remote locations without immediate access to help - giving you confidence in your ability to deal with any situation that may arise.

Accident and illness protocolAcronyms and abbreviationsConversion tablesPrefaceRead thisPart 1: The fundamentals1. Prevention2. Positioning and moving a victim3. Medications - what you need to know4. Pain managementPart 2: Accident and illness protocol5. Accident and illness protocol in a wilderness setting6. Primary survey - dealing with life-threatening emergencies7. Primary survey for specific situations8. Shock prevention and stabilization9. Secondary survey - working out what the problem is10. EvacuationPart 3: Problems and their treatment11. Spinal and head injuries12. Burns13. Broken bones, dislocations, sprains and strains14. Wounds15. Bites, stings and nasty plants16. Cold weather problems17. Hot weather problems18. Dehydration19. Diarrhoea and food poisoning20. Abdominal (belly) problems21. Respiratory problems22. Altitude illness - AMS, HACE and HAPE23. Drowning and diving problems24. Infectious diseases25. Eyes, ears and mouth26. Skin problems27. Gender-specific problems and STIs28. Other problemsAppendix 1 Chart of medicationsAppendix 2 AntibioticsAppendix 3 Rescue request formAppendix 4 Marine envenomationAppendix 5 Altitude illness flowchartAppendix 6 Lake Louise Score (LLS)Appendix 7 Avalanche rescue flow chartAppendix 8 The skeleton and internal organsAppendix 9 First aid kitsAppendix 10 Useful contacts and sources of informationIndex of diagramsIndexBasic life support (BLS) in the wilderness