Description Manage hiking, camping, backpacking, and Outdoor emergencies There\'s never a good place for a Medical emergency, but some locations are much worse than others. and in South America..
Brighton also teaches Wilderness medicine courses in the U.
S.
Dr.
Brighton currently spends most of his free time as a member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team in Ouray, Colorado.
An avid alpinist and ice climber, Dr.
A Fellow in the American College of Surgeons for 23 years, he has evaluated and surgically managed thousands of critically injured trauma patients, including those from dozens of mass-casualty situations.
About the Author Patrick Brighton is a board-certified general and trauma surgeon.
So get this pocket-sized guide to Outdoor medicine, and hope that you never have to use it--but take comfort in knowing that it\'s there if you do.
Brighton\'s decades of experience, you can be certain that you\'re getting the best advice available.
With strategies based on the latest research from the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and Dr.
The guide also takes into consideration the variable challenges you might face: limited resources, weather, victim/rescuer capabilities, and evacuation options.
The easily digestible instructions help you to assess the situation and decide how to proceed, with tips on what to do and what not to do.
There\'s no need to wade through time-consuming data that you won\'t use.
This tabbed booklet is organized by type of injury, so you can quickly reference the information you need to evaluate and treat the condition.
The author\'s expertise--as a board-certified trauma surgeon and a mountaineer, climber, kayaker, and member of a mountain rescue team--has allowed him to develop concise descriptions of the diagnosis, treatment options, and evacuation strategies for several common Medical emergencies.
Whether it\'s illness, injury, or life-or-death conditions, author Patrick Brighton, M.
D., FACS, is there to lend his experience in assessing and managing backcountry emergencies.
Outdoor Medicine is your handy, portable, easy-to-understand guide that helps you to follow the correct course of action.
If you are out in nature, far from help, when the unthinkable happens, you must be prepared.
Description Manage hiking, camping, backpacking, and Outdoor emergencies There\'s never a good place for a Medical emergency, but some locations are much worse than others
