References

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  TEXT REFERENCES:

• 1. American Red Cross Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Treatment , American Medical Association, Random House, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-4000-0712-7.

  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (accompanying DVD), 18th edition, McGraw Hill, 2012, ISBN: 978-0-07-1748889-6

  3. Wildcare, Dr. Frank Hubbell, DO, Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9780-615-98516-9

  4. Wilderness Medicine   by William W. Forgey M.D. (Nov 6, 2012)

  5. First Aid, CPR, and AED Advanced, Emegency Care & Safety Institute, Sixth Edition, Jones and Bartlett Learning, ISBN: 978-1-4496-3505-3

  6. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Editionby Anthony S. Fauci,  Eugene Braunwald, Dennis L. Kasper, and Stephen L. Hauser, 17th ed., McGraw Hill - A standard advanced medical text book.

  7. Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine  by Duff J. and Gormly P., 10th ed., Cicerone Press, 2007. ISBN: 13: 978-1-85284-500-1

  8. Backcountry First Aid  , Tilton B., Falcon Press, 5th ed., 2007. ISBN: 978-0-7627-4357-5

  9. Merck Manual, Mark Beers, M.D. and Robert Berkow, M.D. (editors), Merck Research Laboratories, 7th ed. ISBN: 0911910-10-7 - Soft bound book addition of the site listed above.

First Aid Videos:

• • Basic First Aid Training HD Excellent lenghthy review from American Safety EMT given by John Klatt. A Must Watch!

  • Intro to ProFirstAid Basic   A multi-part review for the lay rescurer from ProFisrtAid

  • First Aid Lessons: Recovery Position, Bleeding, Bandaging and Burns   From Yavapai College instructor Cathy Schiller with good video on the recovery position.

  • Everyday First Aid Short excellent videos from the British First Aid

  • When Seconds Count - Emergency First Aid Training From American Safety EMT given by John Klatt,

  • Blunt Force Trauma First Aid From American Safety EMT given by John Klatt,

  • How to Treat a Bleeding Arm Wound  and much more on Playlist. Be cautious of tourniquets and use as only a last resort. From MonkeySee.

  • How To Use A First Aid Kit... What Your First Aid Course Didn't Teach You: Free Safety   From American CPR Training

  • How to use an epinephrine autoinjector From MassGeneral Hospital for Children

  • Maxpedition FR-1 First Aid Kit From TheAmericanOutfitter

  • Snake bite: first aid From Junglecrafty

  • First Aid Instructional Video From HKgunner

  • How to Use an Automated External Defibrillator From Monkey See