Chapter 96 Wilderness Navigation Techniques and Communication Methods Steven C. Carleton For online-only figures, please go to www.expertconsult.com Many environmental illnesses occur as a consequence of becoming lost. Even well-prepared…
Chapter 12 Wildland Fires Dangers and Survival Martin E. Alexander, Robert W. Mutch, Kathleen Mary Davis, Colin M. Bucks There can be few natural physical phenomena with the scope and…
Chapter 1 High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology Peter H. Hackett, Robert C. Roach The Population More than 40 million tourists visit recreation areas above 2400 m (7874 feet) in the American West…
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…
