Now fully revised and updated, Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is essential reading for any trail user, from trip leaders and guides to EMTs and paramedics. You'll learn vital skills, such as: *How to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation *How to manage physical symptoms *What questions to ask to gain necessary vital information *How to care for wounds and orthopedic injuries, and much more Packed with useful information, Wilderness Medicine is the ultimate resource for anyone faced with providing immediate care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible.

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has changed how we live our lives, and most likely will do so for years to come. While not exclusively about SARS-CoV-2, The Prepper's Guide to Surviving Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Infectious Disease covers the subject thoroughly and also delves into the massive controversy concerning herd immunity, which vaccines are the most likely to work, the issue of second wave or resurgence caused by school re-openings and other activities, changes in public policy, and numerous other topics.

Learn the wilderness medical management techniques approved and recommended by the Wilderness Medical Society.
These practice guidelines are the official statement of the Wilderness Medical Society on the best methods of handling wilderness-related trauma, illness, or environmental injury. Prepared by twenty-three contributors and reviewed by the WMS Panel of Expert Reviewers, this book discusses treatment goals for twenty-four basic subjects.
The Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines is a must for anyone dealing with emergency planning, first-aid procedures, or care of persons heading into remote areas for sport or employment. Learn about: Wilderness Evacuation
Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
Submersion, Head, and Spinal Injuries
Orthopedic Injuries
High-Altitude Illness
Hypothermia
Field Water Disinfection
Wild Animal Attacks
Tick-Transmitted Diseases
Immunizations
Reptile Envenomations The Wilderness Medical Society is a nonprofit organization consisting of physicians and other health care providers from around the world who have an expertise or interest in wilderness-related medical problems.

Need a good scary story to tell to youngsters-or to anyone, young or old, who wants a little fright before going off to sleep in the great outdoors? Nothing goes better with gooey s'mores and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story, and this collection of Doc Forgey's best scary classics and frightening folktales will send shivers up anyone's spine. Classic Campfire Stories includes forty classic stories of adventures and ghosts, all fun and easy to remember and retell. Read about: The Valley of the Blue Mist The Human Hand La Cucaracha Mine The Partner The Mackenzie River Ghost The Death of the Old Lion The Ice Walker only in 1985 version The Message The Haunting of the House on the Ridge

A crackling fire, the smell of s'mores, an eerie howl in the distance. Refresh your childhood memories with some good old-fashioned horror stories that you can share with your kids. Former scout leader William Forgey compiled this collection of tales as a valuable resource for storytelling. With memorable plots and characters, each tale can be told around the campfire rather than read. "Campfire Tales" includes seventeen original and classic tales bursting at the seams with ghosts, graveyards, and things that go bump in the night. A handy outline after each story assists in telling tales by firelight, and the book also includes ten tips that can make anyone a great storyteller.

20 tales bursting at the seams with ghosts, graveyards, and things that go bump in the night Nothing goes better with gooey s'mores and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story. This collection of scary classics and frightening folktales will send shivers up anyone's spine. "Campfire Stories" includes original and classic stories of adventure, ghosts, and all the things you worry about when you hear something go bump in the night. Fun and easy to remember and retell, it includes twenty spooky tales to tell around the campfire.

The new Basic Illustrated books are information-packed tools in a heavily illustrated, richly designed, contemporary four-color format. Written for the novice but great as a handy reference for the veteran, these highly illustrated guides distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable packages. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books show you what you need to know. Discover how to: *Assemble an outdoor first-aid kit of essential items *Soothe bites and stings *Deal with hot and cold injuries *Wrap sprains, fractures, and dislocated joints *Handle backcountry emergencies until professional medical help arrives