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Reddit mentions of Wilderness & Travel Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, 4th Edition
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Specs:
Color | Black |
Height | 6.1 Inches |
Length | 4.4 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | December 2011 |
Size | One Size |
Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
Width | 0.6 Inches |
"Where There Is No Doctor" has some useful information in it, but keep in mind that it was written to introduce very basic information about health and hygiene to people who were clueless about the subjects. For this reason do not buy this book and call it a day for your medical library. Also add a much more thorough book like Medicine For The Outdoors by Paul S. Aurbach M.D., Wilderness Medicine by Wm. Forgey, M.D., or Wilderness & Travel Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide by Eric A. Weiss, M.D.
Whereas most medical and first aid books for laypersons are written with a "do your best to stabilize and then get the patient to a real doctor" perspective, these books are intended for people isolated in the wilderness, and therefore the instructions are much more likely to be of service in a true survival situation.
Looks like you've got a good set up.
A few suggestions:
-At least one quick clot bandage (you never know when someone might get stabbed or shot. Unless you're doing the stabbing and shooting...)
-Hatchets are awesome, but it's a bitch to have to use only that to cut up wood all the time. A small loper/folding saw is a lot quicker and a takes a lot less energy to use (especially after hiking all day). Those little 'emergency' wire saws break pretty quickly and are best left as a last resort.
-http://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Travel-Medicine-Eric-Weiss/dp/1594856583/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370008971&sr=1-1&keywords=wilderness+and+travel+medicine Awesome little pocket sized first aid book, if you aren't super familiar with forest-first aid (and even if you are).
-A map (not sure how familiar you guys are with where you are going, so this may or may not be relevant).
Good luck, and don't die :)
Sodium hypochlorite...?
"Sodium Hypochlorite (eg. Dakin's Solution) - is cytotoxic to healthy tissue and "should never be used in a clean wound". It is only of use as a chemical debriding agent and should be stopped as soon as the necrotic tissue is removed."
http://www.lhsc.on.ca/Health_Professionals/Wound_Care/discuss/infect.htm
Weiss still advises 10ml of 10% iodine to 500ml of water for purifying water for irrigation (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1594856583/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_tmb).
Is there a definitive study on this question?