Three expert physicians/surfers trained in emergency medicine, sports medicine, and family medicine explain everything you need to know to stay safe in the water.
Whether you're a novice or an expert, an SUPer or a bodyboarder, Surf Survival is the only book that every surfer must have in his or her backpack, car, and beach house. This practical handbook explains everything from how to reduce a shoulder dislocation to understanding waves and currents, from how to treat jellyfish stings to how to apply a tourniquet.
Whether you are surfing a crowded beach in California or a remote island in Indonesia, be prepared to handle surfing-related emergencies from hypothermia and drowning to wound care and infections. Topics include:
* Fitness for surfers
* Prevention and rehabilitation of common overuse injuries
* Wilderness first aid
* Surviving the sun
* Surf-travel medicine
* Surviving big surf
* SUP
* Surfer's ear
* And much, much more!
Written by three expert physician surfers, packed with color photos and illustrations, this is the authoritative medical guide for surfers and watermen.
- ISBN10 1510749047
- ISBN13 9781510749047
- Publish Date 2 July 2019 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 288
- Language English