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Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care

Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care

Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care

by William W. Forgey and Wilderness Medical Society
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/08/2006

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These practice guidelines are the official statement of the Wilderness Medical Society on the best methodology for handling prehospital care for illness and injury occurring in wilderness areas. This, the 5th edition of the Wilderness Medical Society guidelines, presents what the WMS Panel of Expert Reviewers feels is the best approach for the management of remote area injuries and illness. This edition nudges the Guidelines towards evidence-based medicine with category stratification of its recommendations. Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care includes such topics as:*Wilderness evacuation*CPR techniques*Hypothermia*Water purification*Heat-related illness *Orthopedic injuries and much more!
ISBN:
9780762741021
9780762741021
Category:
Active outdoor pursuits
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-08-2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
5th Edition
Pages:
136
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x13mm
Weight:
0.28kg
William W. Forgey

Veteran outdoors author William W. Forgey, MD is a full-time practitioner of family medicine and is also a member of the board of trustees of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, a fellow of the Explorers Club, and a past president of the Wilderness Medical Society.

A former Boy Scout scoutmaster and Medical Explorer Post and High Adventure Post advisor, he currently serves on the National Health and Safety Committee and as an advisory board member for the Northern Tier High Adventure Base for the Boy Scouts of America.

He is the author of many wilderness medicine and camping books, including Wilderness Medicine and Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid. He lives in Crown Point, Indiana. He is a Vietnam veteran, a former instructor at the JFK Center for Special Warfare, and was awarded a bronze star and army commendation medal.

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