Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities is a comprehensive reference for recognizing, preventing, and responding to medical problems in remote environments. Edited by James A. Wilkerson, M.D., with contributions from experienced medical professionals, the sixth edition covers the situations outdoor travelers may face when professional care is not immediately available.

Topics include injury and illness assessment, treatment considerations, medications, medical kits, evacuation, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding wilderness care. This edition also adds dedicated material on avalanche injuries, drowning, eye disorders, medical evacuation, and lightning-related emergencies.

Designed for mountaineers and other backcountry travelers, the book brings a broad range of wilderness medicine information together in one 384-page reference for trip preparation, training, and emergency planning.

Features

• Comprehensive reference for wilderness and backcountry medicine

• Covers prevention, assessment, and treatment of common outdoor injuries and illnesses

• Guidance on medications and assembling wilderness medical kits

• Covers medical evacuation procedures and decision-making

• Includes avalanche injuries, drowning, eye disorders, and lightning emergencies

• Addresses legal and ethical considerations in wilderness medical care

• Updated sixth edition with expanded emergency-response information

• Edited by James A. Wilkerson, M.D., with contributions from Ernest Moore and Ken Zafren