This 123 page full color waterproof field guide weighs in at 7.5 ounces. With a Medical Advisory team packed with Emergency, SAR and Remote Medical experience, the field guide is designed to be an easy-to-use, quick reference guide with all of the essential information in one location. This field guide includes the patient assessment system, basics on evacuation guidelines, and building first aid kits, in addition to some key anatomy and physiology information. The main focus is on recognizing problems by their signs and symptoms, anticipating problems,and possible treatments for these problems. The information covered in this field guide is by no means inclusive of everything you can learn about wilderness first aid. It is designed to be used in the field by personnel trained in wilderness first aid, but is also a great reference for someone interested in learning more about first aid in the Wilderness. This field guide is designed to help give you the tools to react in a safe, efficient and well thought out manner, and is based on the Wilderness Medical Society’s Practice Guidelines.