Re: [pct-l] Re: LIGHT first aid book

["Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>]

SOLO has a great little Wilderness First Aid book.  It kind of complements 
their course so I'm not sure I would buy it without having taken their 
course (or a similar course).

As for courses, I highly recommend taking a "wilderness" first aid class.  
They are much more likely than the Red Cross courses to cover first aid for 
an extended period of time.  Most Red Cross, generally rely on 911 to get 
someone with more experience there within minutes.  Out on the trail, you 
may need to know what to do for days.

Mara
Stitches, GAME99


>From: ROYROBIN@aol.com
>To: pct-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Re: LIGHT first aid book
>Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 21:27:47 EDT
>
><< "Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines For
>  Wilderness Emergency Care" - long title; short, concise book.
>  Edited by Wm.  W. Forgey, MD. Published by ICS Books, INC.
>
>  Very concise advice for many wilderness-type problems. Only 72 pages 
>total,
>  and printed on recycled paper!  Probably better geared for someone with
>  some prior First Aid training under their belt. >>
>
>Great advise for any hiker, i.e., to take a bit of first aid training.  The
>American Red Cross has a one-half day general first aid course which I have
>taken several times and can recommend.  Their manual is excellent to keep 
>in
>your home, but more than you would want to carry.
>
>You never know when you might find yourself in Justin and Katrina's (PCT 
>'97)
>situation, doing their best to save the life of a dayhiker who had a heart
>attack.  They did everything right; it just wasn't enough that day.
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