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Travel and Wilderness Medicine books

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I guess you could call this post a “review” of the books I think are great to study from. As I run into some new books, I’ll put them up, too! Like anybody reads this, anyway. The two people, including my mom who read this, please tell me any books I might not know about!

TRAVEL:

Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual
By: Jong and McMullen
0-7216-4214-4

Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
By: American Public Health Association, Edited by D. Heymann
0-87553-035-4

WILDERNESS:

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
By: Auerbach, Donner, Weiss
0-323-01894-7

This list is in no way complete, but a good place to start. In fact, these are the books I often refer to, the most. Anybody want to mention any others?

Wilderness Medicine Conferences

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Unfortunately, I cannot attend these conferences…But I thought I would spread the word because they are going to be great! Anybody with an interest in wilderness medicine should consider going to these events.

You can learn some great survival skills, how to treat AMS (acute mountain sickness) and altitude related problems, diving medicine, treatment of ski and snowbaord injuries, travel with kids in the wilds, lightening strikes, navigation and a chance to get in some ski/board time, when not learning! Both conferences are accredited by the WMS (wilderness medical society) and have some of the best instructors in the field.

Anyway, I am jealous of anybody who gets to go…have fun for me! Also, if you go, you have to tell me about it!

Here is the link:
wilderness-medicine.com