SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, 5th ed
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The SOLO Field Guide to Wilderness First Aid, Beyond the Golden Hour, Fifth Edition, is the textbook that accompanies the two day course of the same name. The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course was created out of the direct experience of the founders of SOLO, the famous outdoor school that teaches wilderness medicine all over the world, and is designed for the "outdoor enthusiast". Whether hiker, climber, skier, kayaker, canoeist, or sailor, this course is for the adventurous who may find themselves away from immediate help and may have to rely on their own skills to survive and thrive if an emergency should arise.
First offered in 1974 under the name of the Mountain Rescue Seminar, the course became Backcountry Medicine, and eventually Wilderness First Aid. The course has continued to evolve over more than 40 years, through thousands of programs, and hundreds of thousands of students.
This book is intended to be a true field guide that SOLO students can carry with them throughout their training and to use as a reference later. This book was designed specifically to compliment the instruction in the SOLO Wilderness First Aid course and is not intended for self-instruction.
Frank Hubbell
Frank Hubbell worked as a ski patrol director, rescue squad captain, and on the mountain rescue service before graduating from medical school. He is the past president of the American Alpine Club medical committee and past vice president of the European UIAA (International Union of Alpine Associations) Medical Commission. Dr. Hubbell currently serves as the medical director for NH Region V EMS Council and is a 28-year representative on the NH EMS Medical Control Board and NH EMS Coordinating Board. He is a founding partner of the Saco River Medical Group in Conway and Glen, New Hampshire, and is the Director of the Conway Walk-In-Care and Spine Center. Dr Hubbell along with his wife, Lee Frizzell, founded Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) in 1976. The school teaches wilderness and emergency medicine and the home campus is in Conway New Hampshire. This book is one of many Dr. Hubbell has written for use in SOLO courses.
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