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FIRST AID MANUALS

We distribute a select range of first aid manuals and expedition medical guides. You can purchase on-line by credit card using PayPal and we provide swift and reliable delivery.

Expedition Medicine

The Royal Geographical Society, Edited by David Warrell and Sarah Anderson, 2002, Paperback, 416 pp. £18.99

Too often travel to out-of-the-way places ends in difficulties – and most are avoidable. The key to avoiding accidents and illness is proper planning and preparation, and Expedition Medicine shows how that should be done. It also sets out what to do if things go wrong. It is written by world-class experts and is full of practical tips and advice, as well as extensive details about first-aid kits, emergency procedures and evacuation routines. There are sections on every type of travel, from desert to mountain, canoeing to diving and off-road driving to walking. Vaccinations, medicines and hygiene are all covered. It would be foolish for those who travel or work in remote and challenging environments not to study this book before starting off.
 
Medical Handbook for Walkers and Climbers
 Dr.Peter Steele, 1999, paperback, 270pp.£12.99
The author provides first-aid information to cover all eventualities, and has designed the text to be as useful to a teacher taking a party of school children across the British moors as to an expedition doctor climbing in the Himalayas.In the mountains, on the fells or the moors the climber is often far from help with few resources and perhaps scant medical knowledge. Dr Steele tables suggestions for necessary equipment and drugs to carry and then goes on to describe various conditions and how best to treat them; from the minor – irritating blisters and nosebleeds – to the major – broken limbs, hypothermia and pulmonary oedema.
 

Wilderness First Aid
 Backer, H D et al, 2005, paperback, 350pp. £12.99

This is the official collaboration between the Wilderness Medical Society, the largest membership society in the world devoted to wilderness medical issues, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons..

When you are faced with an injury or sudden illness in a remote location it is essential to know what to look for and what to do. Wilderness First Aid is your comprehensive guide. This indispensable book provides information on how to handle common injuries and illnesses when medical care is an hour away or more. Easy to follow, Wilderness First Aid directs you through the most appropriate type of care.

 

Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine
 Dr.Jim Duff & Dr Peter Gormly, 2005, Paperback, 200 pp. £5.95
Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine has a strong emphasis on prevention, planning and survival, and covers most of the major problems to be met, ranging from altitude illness to tropical diseases, from accident and emergency response to venomous creatures of land and sea. It is light enough to carry with you at all times, in all situations, whether backpacking through Asia, climbing the world's highest mountains, driving through the desert, or making a canoe descent of a wild river.