Mountain Rescue Doctor : Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature

English

ISBN: 0312358881

EAN: 9780312358884

Category: Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering/Health & Fitness / First Aid/Technology & Engineering / Emergency Management/Biography & Autobiography / Medical/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 10/29/2008

Synopsis: Van Tilburg is an emergency room physician, a ski patrol doctor, and an emergency wilderness physician. In this work, he shares personal stories of harrowing and suspenseful rescues and recoveries, including the recent Mount Hood disaster, which claimed the lives of three climbers. 8-page color photo insert.

Mountain Rescue Doctor : Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.86 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.28 inches

Weight: 3.53 oz

Pages: 304