Mountaineering First Aid: A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care - Softcover

Carline, Jan D.; MacDonald, Steven C.; Lentz, Martha J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089886478X ISBN 13: 9780898864786

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 1996

Synopsis

Describes first aid procedures and treatment for common mountaineering injuries.

About this title

About the Author:

A faculty member in Medical Education at the University of Washington, Jan Carline has been affiliated with the Mountaineering Oriented First Aid Program (MOFA) for over 15 years. Martha J. Lentz, Ph.D., R.N., is a faculty member of the University of Washington School of Nursing, and has been active in the MOFA program for over 20 years. Steven MacDonald, Ph.D, is an epidemiologist in the National Center for Environmental Health at the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has taught the MOFA course.

Review:

A good start for people who want to learn about backcountry first aid. -- Arizona Daily Sun

Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- The News-Herald

Contains enough common sense safety information to benefit anyone who spends time in the outdoors. -- Willoughby (OH) News-Herald

Don't go into the woods without this book. -- Sweat magazine

Packs a wealth of practical information into a small volume. --The Cascadian

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 089886478X
• ISBN 13: 9780898864786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 141