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. Avalanche Safety and Rescue 3. Hypothermia 4. Frostbite and Trench Foot 5. Heat Illness 6. Burns and Smoke Inhalation 7. Solar Radiation and Sunscreens 8. Lightning Injury 9. Trauma Emergencies: Assessment and Stabilization 10. Shock 11. Head Injury 12. Emergency Airway Management 13. Emergency Oxygen Administration 14. Chest Trauma 15. Intraabdominal Injury 16. Maxillofacial Trauma 17. Orthopedic Injury, Splints, and Slings 18. Wounds (Lacerations and Abrasions) and Dressings 19. Firearm and Arrow Injuries 20. Fishhook Injury 21. Sprains and Strains 22. Blisters and Hot Spots 23. Pain Management 24. Life-threatening Emergencies (Rescue Breathing/CPR/Choking) 25. Allergic Reaction 26. Cardiopulmonary Emergencies 27. Neurological Emergencies 28. Diabetes Emergencies 29. Genitourinary Tract Disorders 30. Wilderness Eye Emergencies 31. Dental Emergencies 32. Snake and Reptile Bites 33. Bites and Stings from Arthropods 34. Plant-Induced Dermatitis 35. Mushroom Toxicity 36. Animal Attacks 37. Zoonoses 38. Diarrhea and Constipation 39. Field Water Disinfection 40. Travel-Acquired Infections 41. Immunizations for Travel 42. Near Drowning and Cold Water Immersion 43. Scuba Diving-Related Disorders 44. Injuries from Nonvenomous Aquatic Animals 45. Envenomation by Marine Life 46. Seafood Toxidromes 47. Aquatic Skin Disorders 48. Search and Rescue (SAR) 49. Improvised Litters and Carries 50. Aeromedical Transport 51. Survival 52. Knots 53. Wilderness Medical Kits 54. Children in the Wilderness 55. Women in the Wilderness Appendixes: A. Avalanche Resources B. Glasgow Coma Scale C. Contingency Supplies for Wilderness Travel D. Repair Supplies for Wilderness Travel E. Priority First-Aid Equipment F. Antibiotics G. Wilderness Eye Kit H. Recommended Oral Antibiotics for Bite Wounds I. Therapy for Parasitic Infections J. Sample Basic Wilderness Survival Kit K. Sample Winter Survival Kit L. Sample Desert Survival Kit M. Vehicle Cold Weather Survival Kit N. Medicines Specific to Womens Health O. Drug Stability Information