Chapter 16 Injury Prevention Decision Making, Safety, and Accident Avoidance Eunice Singletary, David S. Markenson For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com For many, it is the wild in wilderness…
Chapter 93 Outdoor Clothing for the Wilderness Professional Jennifer Dow, Marion C. Mcdevitt For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Lacking fur, feathers, or scales, humans must protect themselves from…
Chapter 37 Search and Rescue Donald C. Cooper, Patrick H. Lavalla, Robert C. Stoffel For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com As ever-increasing numbers of outdoor users turn to the…
Chapter 94 Nonmedical Backcountry Equipment for Wilderness Professionals Marion C. Mcdevitt, Nathan K. Friedline* For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Whether for work, research, or recreation, specialized outdoor equipment…
Chapter 59 Wilderness-Acquired Zoonoses Jamie R. Shandro, Jamie G. Jenkins For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com A zoonosis is an infectious disease that may be transmitted from animals to…
Chapter 52 Spider Bites Leslie V. Boyer, Greta J. Binford, Janice A. Degan Spiders and Their Venoms Spiders number nearly 42,000 described species and are found in all habitats except…
Chapter 89 Natural and Human-Made Hazards Disaster Risk Management Issues Sheila B. Reed For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com The term hazard is usually applied to rare or extreme…
Chapter 102 Persons With Special Needs and Disabilities Sheryl Olson, Larry A. Moore For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Recognizing the need to preserve and protect wildland areas, the…
Chapter 18 Taping and Bandaging Daniel Garza For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Taping and bandaging are both useful skills in wilderness medicine. Taping can be used to support…
