- Backcountry First Aid
Links to sites discussing backcountry first aid, from About.com.
http://backpacking.about.com/recreation/backpacking/msubfirstaid.htm
- Destination Outdoors
An online source for outdoor health and safety information.
http://www.destinationoutdoors.com/
- eMedicine - Wilderness Emergencies
An on-line medical reference designed primarily for use by qualified physicians and other medical professionals.
http://www.emedicine.com/wild/index.shtml
- High-Altitude Medical Guide
Provides current medical information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous regions of the world.
http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
- The Survival Medical FAQ
Part of a survival web site. Not strictly wilderness medicine, but an adequate orientation for anyone not already trained in emergency medicine. Lists of books for the layman who may have to go it with out a physician.
http://www.survival-center.com/med-faq/intro.htm?=No+Frames
- Wilderness Emergencies
An online textbook written by physicians that provides information for the lay person on the recognition and treatment of 66 different wilderness medical illness.
http://www.emedicine.com/wild/contents.htm
- Wilderness Medical Society
A membership organization of physicians, allied health specialists, nurses, physician assistants, EMT and first responders concerned with the practice of wilderness medicine as well as the health and safety of individuals in the wilderness.
http://www.wms.org/
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