NOLS Wilderness Medicine (NOLS Library)

I am an EMT-B in the back end of my first year of emergent 911 work. This book helps fill in gaps in my training and helps me better understand many things that I felt underprepared to handle for the first time in the field. it paints a very understandable picture of common problems faced by emergency medical services that may have long transport times and need to have a better understanding of what their patients are experiencing without giving protocols for that specific problem, as those protocols will vary slightly depending on your employer. This is a valuable book for everybody. Never let someone tell you that your training level is to low to learn advanced things, no matter what treatments and procedures you are patched enough to perform, understanding the mechanism of your patients suffering will make you a more well rounded provider, and this is a great place to start. I would especially recommend this for park rangers, rural firemen, and anybody who wants to learn how to better care for your fellow man.

I got this for free as a Kindle edition.I expected more from it than I got. It seems more useful as a WFA class syllabus and outline than as a text book for such a class. It certainly has serious limitations for someone who is looking for a self teach guide to WFA.As a pretty basic first aid book, it is not bad. However, it mentions more advanced topics, but rarely delves into those topics in any detail, certainly not enough for the book to be useful in a situation where you might need to use an advanced technique. That could well be by design though.As another reviewer suggested, better illustrations would enhance the book considerably. It is 2012 and there is no reason not to include actual photographs in the book instead of the mediocre quality sketches.A commenter wondered why recent middle east war experience was not used to update the book (such as the much earlier use of tourniquets that is now practiced). I wonder the same thing.

Great purchase, got it the day after I ordered it.

Purchased thinking it was a smaller pamphlet type to fit into a first aid kit. It is a good sized paperback. Took the class from them years ago. Not a lot of new material.

Bought this for my wife who has plans to take NOLS wilderness medicine courses and she absolutely loves it.

If you've ever had the opportunity to meet Tod, you'll immediately realize that he really knows his stuff and is laid back & down to earth. That's the way this book is written - for the rest of us. It's easy to read, understand and comprehend the various ailments and injuries that are discussed in this book. The information provided also happens to follow the latest Wilderness Medical Society's National Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, which is why so many folks use it as a text book for Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses.Fantastic (and fun) read!Clif CastlemanCenter for Wilderness Safety[...]

No book replaced hands on training but this in an awesome foundation.

I had a copy of the previous book, but wanted the most current information!I am currently reading the book in preparation for being re- certified in Wilderness First Aid.The book is very thorough, but easy to understand, and includes everything I should need to know for WFA.Thank you!

Well written and illustrated as every NOLS books I already read.