Aerie Backcountry Medicine provides a free downloadable copy of our 15th edition of the Wilderness Medicine text. This PDF enables students (along with prospective students and course sponsors) the opportunity to access our curriculum without the need to mail or carry around a printed textbook.
We encourage everyone to save this document to their phones and tablets before venturing away from cellular networks and WiFi access points.
Spinal Evidence-base
- Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Spine Immobilization in the Austere Environment: 2014 Update: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(14)00272-5/pdf
Bleeding Control Evidence-base
- Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Application of Current Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Backcountry Care: Part One, Tourniquets and Hemorrhage Control Adjuncts: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(14)00279-8/pdf
- Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Application of Current Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Backcountry Care: Part Two, Hemostatic Dressings and Other Adjuncts: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(14)00282-8/pdf
Anaphylaxis Management Evidence-base
- World Allergy Organization Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Anaphylaxis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500036/pdf/waoj-4-13.pdf
- Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Use of Epinephrine in Outdoor Education and Wilderness Settings: 2014 Update: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(14)00266-X/pdf
Pitviper Envenomations Evidence-base
- Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Pitviper Envenomations in the United States and Canada. https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(15)00220-3/pdf