Wilderness Medicine by Tod Schimelpfenig $16.95 5th edition © 2000 NOLS, Stackpole Books 5 1/4" x 8 1/4", 317 pages

This time-tested reference has taught thousands of NOLS students and other outdoor enthusiasts the essentials of wilderness treatment and has become a standard in its field.

"One of the finest first aid books I've seen."
Mel Otten, M.D.
Wilderness Medical Society

This revised edition of NOLS Wilderness First Aid reflects the changing field of wilderness medicine. Designed as a field textbook for the NOLS wilderness first aid curriculum, it helps train outdoor leaders to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation.

A vital resource for outdoor enthusiasts, this book covers fundamental topics in first aid--patient assessment, shock, soft tissue injury, burns, fractures and dislocations, and chest, head, and abdominal injury. It explains how to handle environmental problems posed by heat, cold, water, altitude, and poisonous plants and animals.

Also discussed are issues related to expedition medicine as well as leadership, teamwork, and communication for rescue groups. While risk can be minimized through good judgment, skills, and experience, being prepared for emergencies in the wild is an essential component of good outdoor leadership.

About the Author

Tod is currently the curriculum director of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS.

As a wilderness educator since 1973 and a volunteer EMT on ambulance and search and rescue squads for the past 30 years, Tod Schimelpfenig has extensive experience with wilderness risk management.

He has used this valuable experience to conduct safety reviews as well as serve as the risk management director at NOLS for eight years, director of NOLS Rocky Mountain for six years, and three years on the board of directors of the Wilderness Medical Society, where he received the WMS Warren Bowman Award for lifetime contribution to the field of wilderness medicine.

Tod is the founder of the Wilderness Risk Managers Committee, has spoken at numerous conferences on pre-hospital and wilderness medicine, including the AustralianNational Conference on Risk Management in Outdoor Recreation, and has taught wilderness medicine around the world. He has written numerous articles on educational program, risk management and wilderness medicine topics, and currently reviews articles for the Journal of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.

In addition to authoring NOLS Wilderness Medicine, he is the co-author of Risk Management for Outdoor Leaders, as well as multiple articles regarding wilderness medicine. Tod is currently the curriculum director of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS.