Reviews for Wilderness Medicine CD-ROM

The average rating for Wilderness Medicine CD-ROM based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-10-29 00:00:00 Lllautah Veil Wow. It took me four months, but I finally finished it! I made a point of trying to read 1% of the book a day (Kindle), and I found it fascinating. I'm currently enrolled in a wilderness guide training program in Finland, and while this book is US oriented it's been extremely applicable. I've been extremely focused on the medical aspects of wilderness recreation since 2007, and have found this book to flesh out much of the training I've received since then, as well as approach problems from a completely different angle. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of wilderness medicine, such as: avalanches, hyperbaric medicine, cold weather injuries (I had frostbite earlier this winter, and this book was my go-to reference in it's treatment), tropical rainforest trekking, legal aspects, and even an extremely detailed and informative chapter on aerospace medicine (The ISS is definitely considered "wilderness"). What I've been most impressed by with this book is that each chapter brings in different subject-area experts to each chapter, to the point where you begin to recognize different writing styles and approaches to problems (Gordon Giesbrecht being a prime example). This is the book that other outdoor writers use to check their medical facts (In 98.6, Cody Lundin was very clearly using Wilderness Medicine's chapter on solar protection as a framework for his own, in the highest form of flattery), and I've been extremely pleased with the accessibility of the work, and the attention to detail. Some of the pharmacology is a bit above my understanding, and many of the techniques and procedures described are inadvisable/painfully illegal for a non-physician to perform, but I feel that having at least a knowledge of what's involved in procedures such as cricothyroidotomy, chest decompression, or IV fluid use is valuable. If only to help identify the need for definitive care. There's a chapter on homeopathy, the presence of which confused me, as it seemed to run counter to the rest of the book's emphasis on evidence-based medicine; then again, it's a large book, and the related chapter on medicinal plants was interesting. This is a book I very much recommend getting a hold of, the sheer range of topics covered makes it applicable to most any situation you'd find yourself in. Just be sure to read it beforehand. PS For Mr. Lundin to note, 98.6 was used as a major reference in Wilderness Medicine's survival chapter, so it's probably all cool.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-27 00:00:00 Betarice Sutton A great book for those who have an entire medical dispensary on hand in a wilderness survival situation. Otherwise, good for little or nothing.