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Ditch Medicine : Advanced Field Procedures for Emergencies
by Hugh L. Coffee

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Paladin Pr; ISBN: 0873647173
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Customer comments :
rfenwick@appalachian.net from Caldwell, Ohio , January 10, 1999
Ditch Medicine is a must-have reference for Field Medicine!
Hugh Coffee did a top notch job researching and writing this book. We were so
impressed with the accuracy of the contents that we both highly recommend as well as
use his book for teaching in our Field Medicine classes. Well done! Well done,
indeed! Chuck Fenwick, Director, Medical Corps

scottyboy555@yahoo!.com from ark , October 24, 1998
This is the best book ever writen on the this subject
excellent book,well done,well written,excellent photo's waiting on "ditch 2"!!!

Where There Is No Doctor : A Village Health Care Handbook
by David Werner, Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell
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Hesperian Foundation; ISBN: 0942364155
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PmedVetTek@aol.com from USA , January 16, 1999
An excellent overall look at medical emergent care
This book is an absolute must have for anyone who feels they might be put in the roll
of medical provider. I do recommend this book highly and have given it to several
friends, as a reference. It gives clear and consise directions for many things including
childbirth, trauma, and even many diseases and parasites we feel will never happen
here. The only drawbacks are the diseases that require medicines that are precription
and can't be purchased by an individual to take into the wilderness or home, in this
country. The book does also list several alternatives to these medicines if they are
unavailable. I recommend this book to anyone to read from cover to cover (and then
keep as a reference) if you feel that at any time you may be hours or even days from medical care.

A reader from Salt Lake City, UT , January 1, 1999
Simply the best layman's medical guide, period.
This book should be in every home. It was especially designed for people in rural
areas without access to a doctor but the medical information is applicable anywhere.
The way the information is presented - it is written to be easily understood by anyone
and you don't need a medical degree to do so - is impressive. The wealth of
information here on a large number of topics, from symptoms to treatment to possible
drug side-effects, is also impressive. While most laymans' medical manuals deliberately
withhold information and tell you to "see a doctor" for certain things, this book does
not. As such it should be extremely valuable for emergencies. It is no substitute for a
doctor but is indespensible for those situations where no doctor is available.

A reader from New Mexico, USA , December 29, 1998
I won't leave home without it!
We just returned from a trip to Honduras to work as part of the Hurricane Mitch
Medical Relief efforts. This book (Spanish Edition) was a life saver for the medical
team and the Hondurans we were treating. The text is comprehensive enough to assist
in diagnosis and treatment for the team, and basic enough to share with the patients
and provide education for them as well as cure what ails them. A must for anyone
practicing medicine in developing countries! I'm purchasing my own copies to help
with our practice in NM very near the Mexico border!

A reader from California , November 22, 1998
Simply Superior - Period.
I first saw this book in Africa. My team was treating pretty much everything that came
down the pike. This book helped us more than anything else besides experience. I had
three copies of this book from the Peace Corps. They've all gone "down the forsaken
path of the loaned book". This and "Where There is no Dentist" are simply superior -
Period.

Bill Hamilton (indy@nwark.com) from U.S.A. , July 11, 1998
A must for medical missionaries...
Clear, concise, illustrated, and practical are but a few words that describe of this
book. I especially appreciated the "attitude" of the book... not only one of healing the
sick, but also one of teaching those in the village how to establish a medical community
of their own. It's a great book to use and then leave for those with whom you've been
working. "Where There Is No Dentist" would be a good companion, as well.

Herbert Wade (herbwade@kcnet.com) from Bangkok, Thailand , June 13,1998
By far the best "Home Doctor" book around
As a person living in tropical Asia, health is always a concern and health care is not
often very good. Therefore I have continually used this book in diagnosing and treating
disease which I may pick up along the way. The advice has always been accurate and
the instructions easy to follow. Note that the emphasis of the book is on tropical
medicine but is highly relevant to anyone living in a remote area where health care is distant.

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Do-It Yourself Medicine
by Ragnar Benson
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Paladin Pr; ISBN: 0873649184
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Where There Is No Dentist
by Murray Dickson
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Hesperian Foundation; ISBN: 0942364058
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This book has not been reviewed by amazon.com readers, but has been reccomended in the misc.survivalism newsgroup.