By Tod Schimelpfenig and Linda Lindsey

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

This book includes: Suggestions for preventing and treating the most commonly experienced wilderness accidents and illnesses More than 75 practical illustrations showing signs, treatment, prevention and anatomy Emergency procedures for outdoor groups A clear, easy-to-follow format designed for effective learning and teaching

Excerpts from the text

• Introduction
• Chapter 9 - Cold Injuries
• Chapter 14 - Altitude Illness
• Chapter 21 - Stress and the Rescuer

Contents

1. Patient Assessment
2. Shock
3. Soft Tissue Injuries
4. Burns and Lightning Injuries
5. Fractures and Dislocations
6. Head and Spinal Cord Injuries
7. Chest Injuries
8. Abdominal Injuries
9. Cold Injuries
10. Heat Illness
11. Poisons, Stings and Bites
12. Marine Envenomations
13. Cold Water Immersion and Drowning
14. Altitude Illness
15. Athletic Injuries
16. Gender-Specific Medical Concerns
17. Hygiene and Water Disinfection
18. Seizures, Diabetes and Unconscious States
19. Hydration
20. Dental Emergencies
21. Stress and the Rescuer

Appendices
A. The First Aid Kit
B. NOLS Field Evacuation Report
C. Emergency Procedures for Outdoor Groups
D. Glossary of First Aid Terms
Bibliography
Index

About the Authors

Linda Lindsey and Tod Schimelpfenig

Tod Schimelpfenig is the risk management director at NOLS. An EMT for 22 years, he has gained extensive experience in search and rescue and ambulance work. In 1990, he was named Wyoming EMT Instructor of the Year. Tod has been a NOLS Instructor for 22 years and has been associated with the school for 24. He teaches NOLS' Wilderness EMT and Wilderness First Responder courses and serves as a critical stress debriefer. He has been compiling the school's injury and illness statistics since 1984 and was a co-author of the first definitive paper on the epidemiology of wilderness injuries and illness.

Linda Lindsey, RN, BSN, EMT, is NOLS Staffing Manager and senior staff instructor. Formerly the safety and training coordinator, she was responsible for NOLS' extensive staff training program. She is an instructor for the school's Wilderness EMT and Wilderness First Responder courses. She is the former coordinator of the Colorado Outward Bound first aid program and has five year's experience as a staff nurse in obstetrics and neonatal intensive care.

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Reading this information does not qualify a person to perform these procedures or to utilize this information in medical decisions. These text excerpts are not a substitute for a complete and thorough training course, patient care and wilderness experience and continuing medical education.

Text copyright © 1991 National Outdoor Leadership School.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Joan Safford.
All rights reserved.

Published by: NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, 288 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520.

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to NOLS Publications, 288 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520.