Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Van Tilburg
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 73343
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312358881
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780312358884
ASIN: 0312358881
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Product Description
Christopher Van Tilburg, MD is an emergency room physician, ski patrol doctor, emergency wilderness physician, and member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the country. When Dr. Van Tilburg's beeper goes off, the call may take him racing up a mountain peak to rescue an injured hiker, into a blizzard to search for missing skiers, or to a mountain airplane crash scene for body recovery.
Dr. Van Tilburg's work requires a unique combination of emergency medicine, survival skills, agility, and extreme sports. In Mountain Rescue Doctor, Van Tilburg shares personal stories of harrowing and suspenseful rescues and recoveries, including the recent Mount Hood disaster, which claimed the lives of three climbers. Mountain Rescue Doctor is an exhilarating tour through the perils of nature and medicine.
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Equal Amounts of Exciting Reading and Essential Wilderness First Aid Education January 6, 2009
This book provides an honest description of how SAR calls are organized and carried out. Essential reading for any wilderness first responder and outdoor enthusiast, because it unveils the reality of wilderness rescues. Well written using easily understandable language and concepts. Helps bridge the gap between first responder and trained rescuer without being a "how to" guide.
A great read, exciting action, the author's style holds your interest.
I will absolutely make it part of my mountaineering oriented first aid classes!
Superb! December 6, 2008
Superb! That is the one word I'd use to sum up my reaction to this well written, un-put-downable book. The author captures the beauty of the mountains and the nuances in the behaviors of those who love the challenges of the wilderness. This book made me laugh and yes, made me cry. I recommend it highly.
Moutain Resue Doctor November 14, 2008
Great message
Anyone that has set foot in the outdoors needs to read this book. I find it refreshing today that there are people, like Doc Tilburg and the Crag Rats, that are willing to risk their lives for the bennifit of others without being highly compensated. The book is very enlightening by exposing us to real life situations and it is a book that you will read cover to cover in one sitting. For entertainment and the human tales the book is worth twice the price
Thanks For The Inspiration November 3, 2008
"Mountain Rescue Doctor" is the perfect addition to any outdoor enthusiast's book shelf. The harrowing accounts of rescue in a multitude of environments leaves the reader captivated throughout the story. The mix of adrenaline pumping high angle rescues and true personal accounts of such a lifestyle add depth to this incredible novel.
As a Ski Patroller and aspiring physician, this book was too good to put down. I highly recommend this account of life as a search and rescue doctor to any wilderness junkie or rocking chair adventurist. Van Tilburg truly inspires you to chase your dreams and get outside!
A thrilling page-turner! October 21, 2008
A cannot-put-down book for all including the non-outdoor enthusiasts and/or non-health care providers. Dr. Van Tilburg vividly describes as only a particpant can the different, current scenarios & their outcomes. The reader feels as if we too are on these incredible rescues in one of the most spectacular natural settings in North America: Mount Hood & the Hood River Valley. A book,its valiant heroes & heroines plus unforgettable stories that the reader can never forget.
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