Posted by: GeorgeGear
Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/08/11 04:05 AM
The question was brought to mind by a recent
Cool Tools post on
Auerbach's Medicine for the Outdoors. The comment thread also mentions
NOLS's Medicine Field Guide printed on thick, water resistant paper, and a really interesting on-line
Ship captain's manual from the UK dept of transportation.
As a blue-water sailor for many years I was carrying
Where there is no doctor in my emergency bag everywhere with me. What are your favorites?
Posted by: hikermor
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/08/11 08:40 AM
"Medicine for Mountaineering" by James Whittaker
Posted by: chaosmagnet
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/08/11 01:37 PM
_A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine_ - Eric A. Weiss, MD
I also own and think very highly of _Where There Is No Doctor_. It's available to download for free from
http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php along with a bunch of other good stuff.
Posted by: TeacherRO
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/08/11 06:04 PM
Equally important: Training. And a bit of gear.
Posted by: juhirvon
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/08/11 07:22 PM
Another vote for Medicine for Mountaineering.
Advanced First Aid Afloat by Peter Eastman is another very good book.There's a couple of chapters in marine-only topics, but most of it's good for any occasion. Like the Medicine for Mountaineering.
-jh
Posted by: Famdoc
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/09/11 07:16 PM
A minor correction:
"Medicine for Mountaineering" was written by James Wilkerson.
James Whittaker was the first American to summit Everest.
Posted by: hikermor
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/09/11 11:13 PM
The mistake was mine - too early in the morning....Whoever I think wrote it, it is a fine reference.
Posted by: GeorgeGear
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/13/11 07:32 PM
As luck would have it...
lifehacker published a link to a an
interesting list of emergency medicine books (the link downloads a PDF). They are all downloadable for free.
Btw, I am not affiliated w/ lifehacker:-)
Posted by: Mark_F
Re: Emergency Medicine Guides? - 04/14/11 06:41 PM
Nice link, George and welcome to ETS