Wilderness Emergency Care (Search and Rescue)

Name: Wilderness Emergency Care (Search and Rescue)
Author: The National Association For Search And Rescue; Donelan, Steve
ISBN: 9781620053522

The National Association For Search And Rescue ; Donelan, Steve

9781620053522: Wilderness Emergency Care (Search and Rescue)

ISBN 10: 1620053527 ISBN 13: 9781620053522

Publisher: Waterford Press Ltd, 2019

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Practical, portable, and easy to use, this lightweight, 12-panel folding guide is an essential waterproof resource that includes tips for dealing with commonly encountered injuries and conditions, wound care, emergency situations, nature hazards, and outdoor exposure risks. Profits from the sale of this guide support ongoing training by NASAR, which administers credentialling evaluations and testing programs that meet or exceed CSA, ASTM, NFPA, and FEMA standards. Made in the USA.

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About the Authors

Bryan Enberg is the Director of Education for the National Association for Search and Rescue. He is the SAR Coordinator for the State of New Jersey with the New Jersey State Police and has been a member of New Jersey Search and Rescue for nineteen years, serving as chief until 2015. Before getting into SAR, Bryan was a firefighter for nine years with the Waldwick Volunteer Fire Department. He holds certifications as an instructor for NASAR's Managing the Lost Person Incident (MLPI), Introduction to Search and Rescue (ISAR), and Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR). Bryan recently developed the newly released NASAR program, Initial Actions in Search and Rescue (SARIA). Bryan also instructs Rope Rescue and Patient Packaging and Transport and offers consulting services regarding team management, social media and professional standards credentialing. He serves as president of the Mountain Rescue Association as well as with the New Jersey State Police, Urban Search and Rescue Unit. Bryan has been backpacking and climbing since his scouting years and has returned to scouting with his son, Joshua. He resides in Sparta, New Jersey, with his wife, Jennifer, a lieutenant and Search Manager with NJSAR and NMG PSD instructor.

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.

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