, is the creation of Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), the wilderness and emergency medicine school in Conway, NH founded in 1976. The softbound version is the second edition of this title. Comprehensive and heavily illustrated, is a compilation of lessons learned over more than 45 years teaching emergency and wilderness medicine. Covering primary assessment through environmental emergencies this compendium also reaches into the realm of expedition medicine and disaster response. It is possible to open this 328 page book to almost any page and learn something valuable and possibly life saving. A must have reference book for anyone who may have to respond to a medical emergency outside "the golden hour".