Wilderness First Aid Field Guide

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide, Third Edition is your user-friendly, pocket-sized guide that provides quick access to essential information for handling common injuries and illnesses when medical care is an hour or more away. This durable and water-resistant resource features:

•User-friendly A-Z format
•Decision tables outlining what signs to look for and what treatment steps to take
•How to signal for help, when to evacuate, and recommended first aid supplies
•New content on back blows for adults, encircling thumbs CPR technique for infants, and more
•Prevention advice ranging from altitude illness and bear attacks to waterborne diseases and tick bites

The Third Edition has been revised to place special emphasis on life-saving skills so responders have greater willingness and confidence to act and communicate during actual emergencies. Additionally, the content has been updated to meet and exceed the following guidelines:

•International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommendations
•Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) guidelines
•Wilderness Medical Society guidelines
•Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines

For a more comprehensive wilderness first aid text, refer to Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care in Remote Locations, Sixth Edition.

ECSI programmes are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Emergency Physicians - two of the most renowned medical organizations in the world. These organizations provide medical direction to ECSI and stand behind the content of their training materials. Programmes are consistent with ILCOR recommendations and meet or exceed the American Health Association (AHA) guidelines.

For more information on how to become an ECSI instructor or approved ECSI Education Centre, please contact us directly at jbl@mare-nostrum.co.uk. We’d be happy to help.

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.