‘An invaluable resource for anyone planning a trip in the outdoors, either as part of an expedition or a wilderness adventure’

Available free when signing up on an Expedition Medicine training course.

The authors have condensed the essentials of expedition and wilderness medicine into this marvellously detailed field guide. They have drawn together some of the most experienced medical expeditioners in the world to ensure the second edition is packed with practical advice on managing medical problems in the wilderness.

'As I was reading this manual I found myself frequently exclaiming "God if only we'd have had this book back then!" I will be keeping it very close to hand on my next adventurous trip I can promise'. Andy Cave, IFMGA mountain guide, mountaineer, author and conference speaker.

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Expedition Medicine Book Review

This superb handbook takes a practical no-nonsense approach to expedition medicine gathering together years of experience from twenty different experts. It will prove invaluable not only to medics, but to expedition leaders more generally and those involved in mountain rescue. I downloaded my version which was really simple and took just a couple of minutes!

Each phase of the expedition is dealt with in detail and includes clear, sound practical advice – e.g. expedition planning, public health, casevac planning – alongside more technical medical guidance. The appendix includes useful checklists, contacts and a further reading list – all easy to print if you have the handbook stored on the laptop!

The specific medical guidance is split in to 15 different sections such as wound management, dental emergencies, tropical medicine, and analgesia among others. I thought the section on extreme environmental medicine was excellent including medicine for hot and cold environments, altitude as well as diving and marine medicine. Be it major trauma, shark bite or frostbite, or even the more common blister, it is all covered succinctly giving the medic the confidence to proceed purposefully.

I enjoyed the final chapter dedicated to expeditionary skills and particularly the sections on communication, group dynamics and understanding behaviour.

I have spent more than twenty years on climbing expeditions through Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, India, Argentina and Alaska. Along the way we have suffered dysentery, heat stroke, chest infections, head wounds, dislocated shoulders, cerebral oedema, burns and hypothermia to name a few. As I was reading this manual I found myself frequently exclaiming “God if only we’d have had this book back then!” I will be keeping it very close to hand on my next adventurous trip I can promise.

Andy Cave, IFMGA Mountain Guide. www.andycave.net