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Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry

Outdoor Medical Handbook

Patrick Brighton
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Year
2023
Language
English

About

• Proven topic: Nearly 6,000 copies of the author's Outdoor Medicine quick guide have sold

• Put your mind at ease with medical guidance from an expert

• Not intimidating: easy-to-understand instructions that help you assess each situation and decide how to proceed

• Information organized by type of injury to quickly find what you need to know

• Concise descriptions of diagnosis, treatment options, and evacuation strategies during backcountry medical emergencies

• Preventative steps that minimize risk while outdoors, as well as recommended safety items to keep on hand

• First-aid responses and treatments to a variety of common wilderness illnesses, injuries, and emergency situations

• Considerations for nature's variable challenges, like limited resources, weather, victim/rescuer capabilities, and evacuation options


• Variety of gear lists: for families, everyday hikers/backpackers, for longer expeditions, and more

• Field notes-real stories from the field

• Expert author is a board-certified surgeon; an experienced mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber; a kayaker; and a member of a mountain rescue team

• Treatment strategies based on the latest research from the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and the author's experiences

• Information on what to do and what not to do in an emergency situation

• Extreme value: potentially life-saving information for under $20

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