Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine: Essential for expeditions: mountaineers, hillwalkers and explorers - jungle, desert, ocean and remote areas

When you’re out on remote trails, on expeditions, or on wilderness adventures, having trusted guidance on first aid and emergency medicine is essential. Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine is a compact, practical first aid guide designed specifically for walkers, hikers, trekkers, and anyone who spends time in remote or mountain environments, offering clear, calm advice when you need it most.

Written by experienced doctors with extensive expertise in remote and expedition medicine, this Cicerone guidebook gives clear, practical protocols and treatment guidance for outdoor first aid in environments from high altitude to desert and polar regions. It explains how to assess a situation, treat common outdoor injuries and illnesses, and decide when to continue, turn back or call for help, so you can make better decisions in challenging conditions far from immediate medical care.

• It covers the most common outdoor medical problems – including blisters, sprains and fractures, cuts and bleeding, hypothermia and heat illness, dehydration, altitude sickness, allergic reactions, bites and stings, and more – with step-by-step first aid instructions in plain language.
• Clear guidance on primary assessment, CPR and dealing with serious incidents is provided, helping you stay calm, prioritise care and manage wilderness medical emergencies until professional help is available
• A wide range of different activities, scenarios and environments are covered, including high altitude, desert, polar, tropical and marine
• Pocket-sized, durable and easy to navigate, with logical sections, simple diagrams and quick-reference checklists designed for use in poor weather, low light and stressful situations on the hill or trail
• It includes advice on trip preparation, personal medical kits, hygiene and risk reduction, so you can prevent many problems before they arise and tailor your first aid kit to different activities and environments

Whether you’re a mountaineer, trekker, expedition leader or outdoor enthusiast, this guidebook gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies in remote areas until professional help arrives. With trusted protocols and expert insight, Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine is the essential pocket reference for safe wilderness travel.

Jim has more than 30 years experience of climbing, trekking and teaching wilderness medicine, first aid and leadership in the Himalayas. He was doctor on Chris Bonington's 1975 Expedition, which made the first ascent of Everest's Southwest face, and on the Australian first ascent of the North face of Everest in 1984. As well as expeditions to K2 and Changabang, Jim has climbed in the UK, Alps, Norway, NewZealand and North America.Dr Peter Gormly was a mountaineer and orthopaedic surgeon who was involved in safety, first aid and health issues in Antarctica for many years.