{"product_id":"wilderness-first-responder-how-to-recognize-treat-and-prevent-emergencies-in-the-backcountry-9781493067053","title":"Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe award-winning guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-care\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilderness First Responder \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton with more than a dozen medical professionals. Thoroughly updated and revised, this guide represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. It is essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis 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 medical facility. It shows how to conduct a patient assessment, improvise when ideal materials are not handy, and decide whether or not to evacuate the injured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLearn how to assess and treat: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAirway obstructions \u003cbr\u003eCardiac arrest \u003cbr\u003eExternal and internal bleeding \u003cbr\u003eShock \u003cbr\u003eSpine injuries \u003cbr\u003eHead injuries \u003cbr\u003eChest injuries \u003cbr\u003eAbdominal injuries \u003cbr\u003eFractures and dislocations \u003cbr\u003eAthletic injuries \u003cbr\u003eSoft-tissue injuries \u003cbr\u003eCold- or heat-induced injuries \u003cbr\u003eAltitude sickness \u003cbr\u003eInsect bites and stings \u003cbr\u003eDiabetic emergencies \u003cbr\u003ePoisoning emergencies \u003cbr\u003eAllergic reactions and anaphylaxis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuck Tilton is co-founder of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Lander, Wyoming. He has extensive hands-on experience in prehospital medicine and wilderness search and rescue. He has also written numerous books, including Medicine for the Backcountry and Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care. He has written more than 1,300 magazine articles on outdoor subjects and was a contributing editor to Backpacker Magazine for more than 20 years. Buck lives in Lander, Wyoming and teaches at Central Wyoming College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Falcon Press Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646155395346,"sku":"9781493067053","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97fb9eb6-f884-42d7-ba25-2a522d1757ef.jpg?v=1733171091","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wilderness-first-responder-how-to-recognize-treat-and-prevent-emergencies-in-the-backcountry-9781493067053","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}