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If you are out in nature, far from help, when the unthinkable happens, you must be prepared. \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is your handy, portable, easy-to-understand guide that helps you to follow the correct course of action. Whether it's illness, injury, or life-or-death conditions, author Patrick Brighton, M.D., FACS, is there to lend his experience in assessing and managing backcountry emergencies. The author's expertise--as a board-certified trauma surgeon and a mountaineer, climber, kayaker, and member of a mountain rescue team--has allowed him to develop concise descriptions of the diagnosis, treatment options, and evacuation strategies for several common medical emergencies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tabbed booklet is organized by type of injury, so you can quickly reference the information you need to evaluate and treat the condition. There's no need to wade through time-consuming data that you won't use. The easily digestible instructions help you to assess the situation and decide how to proceed, with tips on what to do and what not to do. The guide also takes into consideration the variable challenges you might face: limited resources, weather, victim\/rescuer capabilities, and evacuation options. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith strategies based on the latest research from the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and Dr. Brighton's decades of experience, you can be certain that you're getting the best advice available. So get this pocket-sized guide to outdoor medicine, and hope that you never have to use it--but take comfort in knowing that it's there if you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Brighton\u003c\/b\u003e is a board-certified general and trauma surgeon. A Fellow in the American College of Surgeons for 23 years, he has evaluated and surgically managed thousands of critically injured trauma patients, including those from dozens of mass-casualty situations. An avid alpinist and ice climber, Dr. Brighton currently spends most of his free time as a member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team in Ouray, Colorado. 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The practical portion is written for those providing medical care in isolated environments of a ship, in the wilderness or after natural disasters where individuals with limited formal medical education may be pressed into duty. Similar circumstances have been common throughout history. Only in the last century has medical education been taught over several years. Before that, most medical care delivered at sea and on land was performed by men and women with little to no formal medical education, trained by apprenticeship. Armed with a competent medical textbook, some practical skills and a modern medicine chest, a person taken back in time to the Second World War would be recognized as an \"eagle\" among medical officers.\u003c\/p\u003eThe author wanted a book that would be readable, unlike many medical texts that only serve as a reference. This text will hopefully be more than a reference book to look up topics when medical problems arise but one that is enjoyable to read. 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