Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive Prehospital Care for Nonurban Settings
 | By David H. Johe, National Ski Patrol (U. S.), Warren D. Bowman, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National Ski Patrol Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2002, Paperback Customer Rating: 3 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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Designed to help patrollers and all outdoor emergency care providers deal with any emergency situation they might encounter, this program targets numerous aspects of concern in the nonurban environment, including environmental illnesses and injuries such as altitude sickness, deep frostbite, and hypothermia; ski and other outdoor injuries; and the special equipment and techniques used by patrollers and other nonurban rescuers.
Title: Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive Prehospital Care for Nonurban Settings
Sales Rank: 272545 in Books
Author: David H. Johe, National Ski Patrol (U. S.)
Creator: Warren D. Bowman, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National Ski Patrol
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 4 Sub edition, 2002-11, Paperback, 938 pages, ISBN: 0763717150
Package Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches, 4.45 pounds
- Great book for Outdoor Emergency Care
- I want to state one thing first, OEC (Outdoor Emergency Care) was created for/by National Ski Patrol. The design of this care is to manage the injury and send to the next level care depending on an injury. It was made to go along with class room training. OEC is a First Responder/College level course.
I read one of the other reviews and… More reviews
- Great resource for your OEC course.
- As an Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor and owner of my own training agency, I looked forward to receiving my copy of Outdoor Emergency Care, 4th Edition. After reviewing the new textbook, I found the layout and scope of information greatly exceeded my expectations. The new color photos, illustrations, skill drills, charts, box features, scenarios, and end of chapter reviews are outstanding and… More reviews
- All form, little function
- Lots of flashy colors and photos but little or no structure to the content.
Adjoining chapters are structured differently and written with different "voices" so the book is difficult to read straight through. Many photos seem selected purely for shock value and contribute no substance to the topic.
Specific emergency care procedures are rarely set apart from description and assessment.… More reviews
