Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine

Dr. Paul S. Auerbach, FACEP, FAWM, is the Redlich Family Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the world's leading expert on wilderness medicine and a prolific author. He is the Editor of Wilderness Medicine, and author of Medicine for the Outdoors and Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine. Dr. Auerbach holds his MD from Duke and completed his internship at Dartmouth and residency at UCLA. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He has been recognized as a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and received the New Orleans Grand Isle Award for Science from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, the Founders Award from the Wilderness Medical Society, and the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, among others. Dr. Auerbach has served as a volunteer physician in Haiti, Nepal, and Guatemala.

1. High Altitude Medicine 2. Hypothermia 3. Frostbite and Trench Foot 4. Heat Illness 5. Burns and Smoke Inhalation 6. Lightning 7. Wilderness Trauma Emergencies 8. Shock 9. Head Injury 10. Chest Wounds 11. Intra-abdominal Injury 12. Maxillofacial Trauma 13. Orthopedic Injuries 14. Wounds (Lacerations and Abrasions) 15. Firearm and Arrow Injuries 16. Fishhook Injury 17. Sprains and Strains 18. Blisters 19. Life-Threatening Emergencies 20. Allergic Reaction 21. Diabetic Emergencies 22. Genitourinary Tract Disorders 23. OB-GYN 24. Eye Emergencies 35. Dental Emergencies 26. Snake and Reptile Bites 27. Bites and Stings From Arthropods 28. Plant-Induced Dermatitis 29. Mushroom Toxicity 30. Animal Attacks and Zoonoses 31. Traveler's Diarrhea and Intestinal Protozoa 32. Water Disinfection 33. Travel Acquired Illness 34. Immunizations for Travel 35. Near Drowning and Cold Water Immersion 36. Scuba Diving-Related Disorders 37. Injuries from Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals 38. Envenomation by Marine Life 39. Seafood Toxidromes 40. Aquatic Skin Disorders 41. Search and Rescue 42. Avalanche Rescue 43. Wilderness Medical Kits