Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 7th Edition Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David E. Johnson, MD

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Wilderness and Rescue Medicine

Acknowledgments We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the efforts of all the instructors and staff of Wilderness Medical Associates International. Having a stadium full of experts to consult with is a rare privilege and a considerable benefit, not to mention a challenge. All of you have contributed to the success of the company and the continued production of this text, now in its 7th edition, and its associ- ated materials. In particular, we would like to thank Deborah Hayes, Ted Mahar, Debra Ajango, Doug Cameron, Molly Charest, Justin Childs, Tom Clausing, Samanta Chu, Anne Dunphy, Erik Forsythe, Greg Friese, Judi Alberi, Sawyer Alberi, Jobi Hansen, Stephen Halvorson, Emily Hinman, Will Hooper, Ármann Höskuldsson, John Jacobs, Rachel Jamieson, Fay Johnson, Denis Langlois, Laura Lee, Sun Lingye, Rick Lipke, Mike Motti, Aaron Orkin, Takuya Ota, Bradford Sablosky, Dugg Steary, Cabot Stone, Sarah Strickland, Dave Vanderburgh, Mike Webster, Laura Wininger, and Isamu Yokobori. We would also like to thank the Medical Library staff at Central Maine Medical Center for its prompt, accurate, and enthusiastic efforts to find and organize medical reference materials. We sincerely appre- ciate Drs. Douglas Casa, Peter Hackett, William Mills, Mary Ann Cooper, Gordon Giesbrecht, Martin Hoffman, and Frank Walter for sharing their insight and experience. And, as always, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Dr. Peter Goth for having the wisdom to recognize a good idea and the courage to promote it. Our appreciation is extended to the Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol, Crested Butte Mountain Rescue, and the GVHMountain Clinic for providing a solid base of practical experience and an unparal- leled opportunity to test protocols, equipment, and technique. We also wish to acknowledge that the only real way to create a useful text is to respond to the people who are using it. We will be most grateful for any comments and critique from our readers, students, and instructors. With deep gratitude, Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David E. Johnson, MD