Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid (Basic Illustrated Series)

William Forgey M.D.; Lon Levin

ISBN 10: 0762747641 / ISBN 13: 9780762747641

Editore: Falcon Guides, 2008

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BASIC ILLUSTRATED WILDERNESS FIRST AID
William Forgey, MD,, mountain expedition leader and a trustee of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, shows how to pack a first aid kit; soothe bites, wrap sprains and fractures; deal with hot and cold injuries; and handle emergencies until help arrives.

Informazioni sugli autori:

The author of numerous outdoor guides, William "Doc" Forgey practices family medicine in Indiana, lectures on high-risk recreation medical care, leads summer and winter expeditions into northern Canada, and consults for outdoor programs, camps, and expeditions. A former scoutmaster, Medical Explorer advisor, and High Adventure Explorer Post advisor, he serves on the National Health and Safety Committee of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2005 a subcamp was named for him at the National Boy Scouts Jamboree. He is a past president of the Wilderness Medical Society and a Fellow of the Explorers Club.

Veteran outdoor author William Forgey, M.D. is engaged in the full-time practice of family medicine and is a member of the board of trustees of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, a fellow of the Explorers Club, a lecturer on medical care in high-risk recreation at several universities, and a leader of summer and winter expeditions into northern Canada. A former Boy Scout scoutmaster and Medical Explorer Post and High Adventure Post advisior, 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 fourteen wilderness medicine and camping books, including Basic Essentials: Hypothermia and Wilderness Medicine, now in its fifth edition.

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Titolo: Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid (...
Casa editrice: Falcon Guides
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket