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Wilderness First Responder: How To Recognize, Treat, And Prevent Emergencies In The Backcountry (Paperback)

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The first teaching manual ever for the "Wilderness First Responder" course, this title represents the cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care. The schools affiliated with Tilton's program include the Wilderness Medicine Institute, a subsidiary of NOLS, and SOLO.

About the Author


Buck Tilton is co-founder of the Wildernes Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), which has become the largest school of wilderness medicine in the world. Buck has been a teacher of first aid for almost 30 years and for six of those, worked on an ambulance and volunteering in a hospital emergency rooms. He remains active, taking on assignments as a first responder in remote locations. Buck is a regular columnist for Backpacker magazine and is also the author of Knack Knots You Need and Knack Hiking & Backpacking. His many books for FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, have sold more than 100,000 copies combined.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780762754564
ISBN-10: 0762754567
Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
Publication Date: March 2nd, 2010
Pages: 324
Language: English
Series: Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize