Emergency Survival Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Outdoor Safety
Christopher Van Tilburg,"Emergency Survival Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Outdoor Safety"
Publisher: Mountaineers Books | 2001 | ISBN: 0898867681 | PDF | 48 pages | 2.09 MB
Publisher: Mountaineers Books | 2001 | ISBN: 0898867681 | PDF | 48 pages | 2.09 MB
Easily fit in a first aid kit, backpack, or glove compartment – Handy, concise information that could save a life When things go wrong in the backcountry or elsewhere, these compact guides are indispensable. Written by a medical doctor, they provide the step-by-step response required to face a medical crisis or survival situation. A Pocket Guide offers the necessary steps to surviving a broad scope of emergency situations – from broken bones, bleeding, and snakebites to heat exhaustion, frostbite, and hypothermia. A section on surviving in the wilderness offers direction on finding shelter from the cold, what to do if you get lost, procuring water and food, and building fires. All are presented in a concise, accessible manner.