Read e-book online Vertical Aid: Essential Wilderness Medicine for Climbers, PDF

By Seth C. Hawkins,R. Bryan Simon,J. Pearce Beissinger,Deb Simon

ISBN-10: 1581574444

ISBN-13: 9781581574449

A mountain climbing medication and barren region first relief guidebook from a staff of confirmed experts

Climbing and hiking draws thousands of individuals world wide every year, yet produces a different set of demanding situations. the specter of possibility is ever current, scientific assistance is usually far-off. Vertical medication assets is a popular hiking corporation offering clinical education and session. In Vertical Aid, they've got produced the main entire consultant on hand for handling either emergencies and protracted accidents sustained in the course of climbs. Researched and built via expert healthcare services and alpinists, the e-book comprises invaluable illustrations of universal strategies and top practices, making it a realistic and fundamental spouse on any mountain climbing, hiking, or alpine journey. it really is replete with real-world-tested innovations, evidence-based drugs, and confirmed strategies. the varied writer group combines an EMS and emergency health professional, a nurse, a doctor assistant, and a nurse-trainer, who jointly have a profound intensity of hiking, academic, and scientific adventure. With its detailed blend of authoritative clinical details and particular recognition to the mountain climbing setting, Vertical Aid is poised to develop into an authoritative source for each climber, on each climb.

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