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

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About the Authors Jeffrey Isaac is a physician assistant and WEMT with a particular interest in backcountry and marine medicine. His 40 years of experience includes service as a fire/rescue crewman, professional ski patroller,

mountain rescue team leader, and medical practitioner in hospital emer- gency departments and remote clinics. He has been an instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates International since the inception of the company, and has served as its Curriculum Director for more than 25 years. Jeff is also a licensed captain and an experienced mariner, having logged thousands of miles in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. His outdoor resume includes 20 years as an instructor and course director with the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, as well as numerous backcountry misadventures by foot, horse, canoe, bicycle, rafts, and old trucks.

David Johnson is an emergency physician and the owner and president of Wilderness Medical Associates International. His experience in trans-Atlantic sailing expeditions, numerous land-based expeditions

in North and South America, as well as urban emergency medicine has given him a very broad base of extended patient care in difficult and demanding situations. David is a frequent conference presenter and author and has taught all levels of EMS and wilderness medicine courses throughout the US and in some of the most far-flung corners of the world. He is known for being firmly committed to the science behind the subject, as well as its practical application at all levels of medical training. For these efforts, David has been recognized by Outward Bound USA with the McGory Award for outstanding contributions to experiential education, and is a recipient of the Charles (Reb) Greg Wilderness Risk Management award.