Sunday, February 26, 2012

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine 3e

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Completely revised and updated the new edition of this portable guide offers fast-access solutions to all of the medical situations that can occur in non-traditional settings. Based on Dr. Auerbach's critically acclaimed text Wilderness Medicine 5th Edition this handbook is packed with how-to step-by-step explanations and the latest practical advice on diagnosis and treatment-emphasizing ways of improvising care with whatever materials you have available. It's small enough to be carried in a car's glove compartment or in your backpack-yet detailed enough to cover the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of emergencies!
  • Offers appendices that address everything from environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies medicines and many additional topics of care enabling you to meet a full-range of emergency situations with the utmost effectiveness.
  • Includes line drawings-along with a section of color plates-that aid in the identification of skin rashes plants snakes insects and more.
  • Provides Signs and Symptoms and Treatment sections in most chapters-combined with bulleted lists and text boxes-that facilitate quick and easy retrieval of information.
  • Presents full chapter coverage of both animal attacks and zoonoses for handling life-threatening situations.
  • Features peerless guidance in a portable format for consultation anywhere from the office setting to the open outdoors.
  • Features a new appendix on jungle travel and survival and new chapters on forest fires bandaging and taping techniques mental health hydration and dehydration malaria-and more-equipping you to handle any emergency you might encounter in the wilderness.
  • Includes more tips for improvisational care (eg how to make a rigid litter using skis poles snowshoes canoe paddles or tree branches) to help you respond to wilderness and nontraditional emergencies with the materials that you have on hand.
  • Presents thorough revisions to all previously existing chapters-ensuring that you have the latest knowledge at your fingertips.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

NOLS Wilderness Medicine: 4th Edition (NOLS Library)

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"One of the finest first aid books I've seen." -- Mel Otten M.D. Wilderness Medical Society

  • Make informed decisions about medical treatment and urgency of transport
  • Essential items and suggestions for packing a standard first aid kit
  • Two new chapters on common non-urgent medical problems and legal issues

    This revised edition of NOLS Wilderness First Aid reflects the changing field of wilderness medicine. Designed as a field textbook for the NOLS wilderness first aid curriculum it helps train outdoor leaders to prevent recognize and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation. A vital resource for outdoor enthusiasts this book covers fundamental topics in first aid--patient assessment shock soft tissue injury burns fractures and dislocations and chest head and abdominal injury. It explains how to handle environmental problems posed by heat cold water altitude and poisonous plants and animals. Also discussed are issues related to expedition medicine as well as leadership teamwork and communication for rescue groups. While risk can be minimized through good judgment skills and experience being prepared for emergencies in the wild is an essential component of good outdoor leadership.

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    Thursday, February 9, 2012

    Wilderness Medicine Beyond First Aid 5th Edition

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    You and your group are on the adventure of a lifetime far from civilization surrounded by wilderness. Someone gets hurt or sick. What do you do? With Dr. William Forgey's comprehensive Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid in hand you can recognize assess and treat many kinds of medical emergencies. This illustrated text is essential reading for anyone from trip leaders guides and search and rescue groups to EMTs paramedics and physicians who must provide immediate care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible. Learn how to survey assess and stabilize the victim and the medical situation what questions to ask to gain necessary vital information how to manage physical symptoms as well as care for wounds and orthopedic injuries and much more.

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    Sunday, February 5, 2012

    The First Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats (Prevention Pets)

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    Is there an animal doctor in the house?

    Most likely the answer is no. And when an accident or other emergency threatens your pet every minute counts. Don't be unprepared! Open The First-Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats and learn:

    * Basic first-aid techniques such as cleaning a wound making a splint and performing CPR-- step-by-step!
    * Which over-the-counter human medications can help-- or harm-- your dog or cat
    * What to keep in your pet's medicine chest (many essential items are probably in your house already!)
    * How to quickly pinpoint what's wrong with your pet using the First-Aid Symptom Finder

    Plus you'll discover a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to more than 150 common-- and not-so-common-- injuries and conditions including:

    * Abscesses (page 60)
    * Bites from Animals (page 90)
    * Car Accidents (page 117)
    * Choking (page 131)
    * Gunshot Wounds (page 224)
    * Heatstroke (page 237)
    * Hot Spots (page 245)
    * Jellyfish Stings (page 269)
    * Poisoning (page 311)
    * Snakebites (page 350)

    Each at-a-glance entry tells you when to call the vet which supplies or medications you'll need what immediate action you should take and what you should do as follow-up care.

    By knowing what to do in an emergency and then acting quickly and confidently to take the proper steps you could save your pet's life. The next time medical help is not quickly available reach for The First-Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats. It's a pet owner's second best friend.
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    Saturday, February 4, 2012

    Making Herbal Remedies (Herbology At Home)

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    “I think it's the perfect starter book for anyone who is keen to try making their own herbal remedies.”

    “The information is clear concise to the point and easy!!!”

    “A ready reference with sound advice right at my fingertips! I am in love!”

    “I've been disappointed so many times before by books that claim
    herbal remedies only they never quite tell you everything always something is missing. This is the missing link thank you!”

    So you know that rosemary and sage are good for dark hair and that fair hair benefits from chamomile mullein and marigold and you want to make an infusion to add to your shampoo base or to use as a hair rinse.
    How much herb do you use?
    How much water?
    How long do you let it infuse for?

    Your favourite women’s magazine told you that a comfrey ointment is great for back pain and sprains but they didn’t give the recipe of how to make an ointment?

    When you already know what herbs you want to use and what herbal product you want to make you need a resource that covers the base formulas. Something that provides you with the ratios and the method of how to make your desired remedy.

    That’s where Herbology At Home: Making Herbal remedies comes in. All your base formulas in one place easy to read and small enough to keep on hand in the kitchen.

    Learn the age old methods of making herbal tea tinctures ointments oils and much more. Assemble a herbal first aid kit and prepare natural chemical free products for health and home.

    Herbology at Home: Making Herbal Remedies is a convenient easy-to-follow guide to preparing natural chemical free herbal remedies. With a common sense approach to safety and working herbal health into a busy modern lifestyle this small value packed Herbology manual is a BIG investment in your family’s natural health.[]

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    Friday, February 3, 2012

    First Aid CPR and AED Advanced

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    This manual is developed for use within advanced first aid CPR and AED training courses offered through the Emergency Care & Safety Institute. Based on the 2010 International Consensus Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) Advanced First Aid CPR and AED Sixth Edition is ideal for use within college-level courses designed to certify individuals in first aid CPR and AED. More than a stand-alone text this student manual is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students. This manual includes: Coverage of the 2010 CPR and ECC Guidelines: Clear concise direction on how to perform CPR and use an AED during an emergency. Current information on injuries and illnesses: Core information for first aiders presented in a clear and straightforward format. Skill Drills: Offer step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important skills. Emergency Care Wrap-Up Tables: Provide a concise summary of what signs first aiders should look for and what treatment steps they should take. This text is packaged with an access code which provides free admission to the Companion Website to complement Advanced First Aid CPR and AED Sixth Edition. Your code provides access to a wealth of resources including: Interactive Skill Drills; Skill Evaluation Sheets; Emergency Care Wrap-Up; Prep Kit; Assessment in Action; Check Your Knowledge[]

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    Thursday, February 2, 2012

    The Icu Book

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    ...a problem-oriented focus on how to function in the ICU ...covers common problems and practices pathophysiology invasive hemodynamic monitoring resuscitation and mechanical ventilation.[]

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    BLS for Healthcare Providers (Student Manual)

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    Basic Life Support (BLS) For Healthcare Providers Student Manual

    The required student text for the classroom-based Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers course and renewal course. Full-color softcover 68 pages 8 1/2" x 11" plus a pocket reference card. Based on 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC.[]

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