Books & more: Outdoor & Survival Medicine

Outdoor and survival medicine – another book about first aid in outdoor situations? One might think so. However, Joe Vogel's new book shows much more than just basic first aid techniques. The key word is medicine. The author guides very structured and vividly through the subject. Each body region and its typical outdoor diseases are examined. For example, the chapter on possible eye diseases: snow blindness and foreign body in the eye. In each chapter, Joe Vogel describes the practical possibilities of outdoor medicine – but also their limitations. A new standard work on a very important and interesting topic. More information can be found in the Video Review by our SPARTANAT survival expert.

“Outdoor- und Survivalmedizin: Selbstbehandlung in Extremsituationen“ by Johannes Vogel, Pietsch Verlag, 2013, 208 pages. The book is available in bookstores or on Amazon for €19.95.