A Comprehensive Guide to Marine Medicine

Written by highly respected outdoor and marine first aid experts Dr. Eric A. Weiss and Dr. Michael Jacobs for sailors, divers, paddlers and watersports devotees, the book emphasizes prevention and treatment of illness and injury. Topics range from CPR and wound management to submersion injuries, hazardous marine life and dive medicine. The 286-page book also includes supplementary material on evacuation of the sick and injured, use of a marine radio, water disinfection and life raft survival.

Ideal Uses

• Offshore Cruising
• Coastal Cruising
• Inland Waters
• Kayaking
• Rafting
• Diving
• Beach Vacations

Features

• "When to Worry" tips
• 97 illustrations
• Preparing for foreign travel
• Recommended prescription medications to carry
• "Weiss Advice" improvisational techniques