looking for a first aid field guide

[dardennen]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a good first aid guide which is small enough to take with me on trips,
but still has a lot of practical info and how to's.
Any idea's?Thanks a bunch

 

[tenderfoot]

a bit more than just first aid but full of good stuff- try
the expedition and wilderness medicine guides by either oxford or cicerone easily found on tinterweb,- amazon etc.

 

[Bartooon]

"Outdoor First Aid" by Katherine Wills is an excellent book - in my opinion probably the best you can get. It might be a bit big for you to pop in your bag on trips though.

 

[Mick721]

Collins gem first aid. Sub £3 on amazon.

 

[rik_uk3]

Go and train on a course, if you need a book you won't be helping the casualty.

 

[greensurfingbear]

Go and train on a course, if you need a book you won't be helping the casualty.

inclined to agree... although good to read by the fire side maybe but not ideal if you have to read what to do when you have to do it.

 

[santaman2000]

-The most comprehensive will be the very book they issue when teaching the cours (yes I agree, take a proper course) but it'll likely be too big and too heavy to carry about.

-The most easily carried about is likely the Boy Scout pamphlet for the 1st Aid Merit Badge; and very likely also the least comprehensive.

 

[tenderfoot]

Go and train on a course, if you need a book you won't be helping the casualty.

agree,like lots of bushcraft stuff- what knowledge/skills you have weigh nowt and you always have them with you. doesn't do any harm to have a bit of back up for stuff you don't remember/didn't cover though. also the books I mentioned talk about planning and prep to avoid some situations.

 

[dardennen]

I agree with all of you. A course is the best way to learn all the different techniques and a guide does not replace this. I am actually planning on taking one. I just want a guide to be able to take along to be able to fall back to. Training is essential,me being a professional trainer i know this. But i also know that when you don't practice or work with the taught techniques you tend to forget certain details.

 

[cranmere]

It depends where you're going. If you're within reasonable distance of proper medical help then basic stabilising first aid is all that you are likely to need. If you're going trekking in the wilds far away from immediate help then you need something serious. I would go for "Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine" and a serious advanced first aid course.

 

[Crank Cuffin]

I have got this book which is excellent and endorsed by St John Ambulance, St Andrew's First Aid and the British Red Cross.
Its a bit heavy for back packing but is ideal for base camp.
I will definitely be packing it for cub and scout camps.
Its published by DK which means the pages are stitched and will survive a lot of usage.