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Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry [Paperback]

Buck Tilton (Author)
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The Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of wilderness emergencies. It's essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care.

This invaluble resource includes expert, step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and "Signs and Symptoms" sidebars designed to help you provide care in the wilderness--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 at 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, altitude sickness, insect bites and stings, diabetic emergencies, poisoning emergencies, allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, and much more.

Buck Tilton, co-founder of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), wrote this book with more than a dozen medical professionals. The book represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. Thouroughly updated and revised, this classic first-ever teaching manual for the "Wilderness First Responder" course is a must-have for anyone venturing into the backcountry.

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Wilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of wilderness emergencies. It's essential reading for wilderness educators, 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 care in the wilderness - 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
Altitude sickness
Insect bites and stings
Diabetic emergencies
Poisoning emergencies
Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
and much, much more







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4.0 out of 5 stars A very well laid out manual, Feb 27 2010
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Brian Phaneuf (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry (Paperback)
The second edition of Buck Tilton's Wilderness First Responder has occupied a position of honour on my bookshelf. Written by one of the more experienced wilderness medical practitioners, it follows a logical progression of chapters and will add valuable tools to your outdoor arsenal. I would have rated the book with five stars, but it has the older CPR protocols in it, and recommends the Sawyer extractor (the jury is out on this item right now, the latest WMS leaning is toward not using one). The soon to be released third edition will have the all new protocols and will make this great book even greater.

It might be a good idea to purchase a few copies, as they tend to be borrowed often around here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wilderness First Responder, 2nd:, Mar 25 2007
By SomeGuyAtWVC - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry (Paperback)
Having just finished the course for which this text was assigned, I can say that it was accurate as far as my instructor was concerned, save for a couple of instances. The helicopter approach zones may vary depending on whom one talks to. The CPR guidelines had changed, but then - one should be checking the current guidelines periodicly.
As far as that goes, refresher courses are a good idea anyway.
I found the book very readable and to the point.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Presentation of Wilderness Fisrt Aid, Nov 29 2008
By J. Huber - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry (Paperback)
I was taking a Red Cross wilderness first aid class and wanted to see what other resources were available. I checked this book out from the local library. After reading through it, I wished the class had used it instead of the 2 we used. Each chapter begins with a situation, explains first aid for a condition (head,neck,back;bleeding;break;heat;etc) and concludes with how it should have been handled.

I purchased the book to use as a reference and to review, since like most things practice makes perfect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars We use it to teach WFR, Aug 13 2009
By Clifton C. Castleman "Clif Castleman, Center ... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry (Paperback)
This is a great book; well written, easy to follow and accepted as one of the top books for teaching Wilderness First Responder. We use it to teach our WFR course and advocate it strongly! One slight downfall is that it doesn't cover all of the topics recommended by the Wilderness Medical Society for WFR, however it's pretty darn close. It does have some great extras though for folks who work for organizations (trip leaders, etc.) and information on SOP's.
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