Medicine for the Outdoors The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies 7th Edition

The outdoor environment is beautiful, but it is everchanging and can become hostile in a moment Good fortune favors the well prepared, and there are no more important considerations for a successful outdoor experience than safety and first aid Severe weather, rugged terrain, wild animals, and equipment failure conspire to create or complicate medical hardships that must be diagnosed swiftly and remedied with certainty The therapies can be integral to survival Medical education is thus as compelling as any other category of learning This revised seventh edition of Medicine for the Outdoors has been comprehensively updated based on advances in medical knowledge and requests from readers I am indebted to my family, professional colleagues, and friends Sherry, Brian, Lauren, and Dan embody the outdoor spirit and put this book to good use Medicine for the Outdoors is dedicated to all the amazing people who give generously of their time to try to make the world a better place With at least as much effort as we seek to maintain our personal wellbeing, we must try to preserve our environment Wise healers will approach preservation of planet Earth with the same passion that they devote to vital medical missions for without the wilderness, there can be no wilderness medicine