Mountaineering First Aid: A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care

by Jan Carline Ph D, Steve MacDonald, Martha Lentz

* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society
* Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills
* Includes quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems
This fifth edition gives you all the latest information on assessing and treating conditions you may encounter in the wild, from serious injuries such as dislocations and fractures to unexpected major illness to weather-related problems. With quick-reference checklists of symptoms and procedures, recommendations on first aid kits and equipment, and more, Mountaineering First Aid will prepare you for anything in the backcountry.
A faculty member in Medical Education at the University of Washington, Jan Carline has been affiliated with the Mountaineering Oriented First Aid Program (MOFA) for over 15 years. Martha J. Lentz, Ph.D., R.N., is a faculty member of the University of Washington School of Nursing, and has been active in the MOFA program for over 20 years. Steven MacDonald, Ph.D, is an epidemiologist in the National Center for Environmental Health at the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has taught the MOFA course.
Part of the The Mountaineers Outdoor Basics series! Created for beginning-to-intermediate enthusiasts, this series includes everything anyone would need to know about staying safe and having fun in the backcountry.

Genres: Survival, Reference, Climbing, Outdoors, Mountaineering, Nonfiction, Recreation

169 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Philip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am currently reading Dervla Murphy's outstanding Where the Indus Is Young: A Winter in Baltistan, and it brought back memories of my own foolish plans back in the mid-'80s to at least visit and hopefully even hike in that part of the world - so am listing several of my old books on trekking, mountain medicine, etc., that helped me prepare.

I got as far as taking a number of extended "training" hikes in Taiwan (where I lived at the time), but long story short, I ultimately cancelled my expedition and got married instead…40-some years on, I'm still not sure which was the more perilous path!

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Never actually needed this one, but I remember being four days into my one and only Nepal trek when I passed a Sherpa going the other way who was carrying a young American girl out on his back. She had broken her leg three days earlier and he'd carried her even since, and was happy to hear that he only had 4-5 more days to go. We had tea and I asked if I could do anything to help, but other than taking all my aspirin, he said they were fine.

There was also a whole bulletin board at the office where you got your trekking permit, covered with "Have You Seen This Person?" notices for all those hikers who went into the mountains but failed to come back. Nature is amazing but unforgiving, and so a little useful knowledge like that provided here can literally mean the difference between life and death.

[Christopher Cagle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very simplified. I like the principles and goals method presented here but there just isn’t enough depth of knowledge. It’s like the YA book of first aid.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very repetitive, but at least it really drills into your head exactly what you need to do under a given situation. It could have been broken down into chapters, but I understand that they were trying to keep the book at short as possible.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good guide for first aid techniques in the wilderness, when help is miles away, and injuries are specific to climbing accidents. Developed by The Mountaineers together with the Seattle-King County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

[Jennifer Booklover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great handbook for those who spend lots of time in the wilderness in all seasons.

[Oscar Mabon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dense but useful

[Rachel Bayles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good addition to anyone's first aid knowledge.