Wilderness First Aid Field Guide

by Alton L. Thygerson, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Steven M. Thygerson

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide, Third Edition is your user-friendly, pocket-sized guide that provides quick access to essential information for handling common injuries and illnesses when medical care is an hour or more away. This durable and water-resistant resource • User-friendly A-Z format • Decision tables outlining what signs to look for and what treatment steps to take • How to signal for help, when to evacuate, and recommended first aid supplies • New content on back blows for adults, encircling thumbs CPR technique for infants, and more • Prevention advice ranging from altitude illness and bear attacks to waterborne diseases and tick bites The Third Edition has been revised to place special emphasis on life-saving skills so responders have greater willingness and confidence to act and communicate during actual emergencies. Additionally, the content has been updated to meet and exceed the following • International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommendations • Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) guidelines • Wilderness Medical Society guidelines • Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines For a more comprehensive wilderness first aid text, refer to Wilderness First Emergency Care in Remote Locations, Sixth Edition. ECSI programs are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Emergency Physicians-two of the most renowned medical organizations in the world. These organizations provide medical direction to ECSI and stand behind the content of our training materials. Our programs are consistent with ILCOR recommendations and meet or exceed the American Health Association (AHA) guidelines. To learn how to become an ECSI instructor or approved ECSI Education Center, visit

198 pages, Spiral-bound

First published February 1, 2006

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This well-illustrated book is up to date, authoritative, and well presented. Using it as a source & guide, it would be good to have knowledge of basic first-aid principles & methods, of course. Having said that, I’d still say that many rock-bottom basics are brought out in the text & illustrations. And with its special focus, the book is often spotlighting situations and needs you’d might never think to ask an expert about. This book is good to increase your knowledge for isolated circumstances, whether that's out in the wilderness or, actually, anywhere where you might be the only person nearby with an opportunity & intent to help someone (possibly oneself) who’s injured or sick.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

5th edition. This was the resource that accompanied a very interesting, 2 day Wilderness First Aid class. The manual covers EVERYTHING (in theory, I could now deliver a baby in the backcountry). There was even a thorough chapter on first aid for dogs (CPR and snake bites included). My only “complaint”? The pics are extremely graphic. (I often had to cover photos with my hand so I could read the page.)

[Carl Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clear and easy-to-use field guide for skills of Wilderness First Aid. Spiralbound format is nice to lay flat as a reference. Durable and water-resistant paper for field use. Consistent with the course material from the ECSI Wilderness First Aid class. Only complaint is that the organization is alphabetic and it could have benefited from slightly better categorization (Arthropod Bites & Stings, Snake & Other Reptile Bites, and Animal Bites are all separate categories; one for Bites & Stings would be more useful IMO) and the headers could have been larger to aid in flipping through. Overall, worthy of inclusion in my wilderness first aid kit.