# Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E — + smart search suggestions

> Comprehensive wilderness medicine guide with offline access and advanced search. (iPhone/iPad app by Usatine & Erickson Media LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/field-guide-wilderness-med-4e/id713382694 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Usatine & Erickson Media LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1466894388)
- Category: Medical, Books
- Price: $39.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 286 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-10-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/field-guide-wilderness-med-4e/id713382694/reviews.md

## What is Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E?

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine - based on Dr. Auerbach’s critically acclaimed text Wilderness Medicine - offers fast-access solutions to all of the medical situations that can occur in non-traditional settings. This indispensable, compact survival guide is detailed enough to cover the clinical presentation and treatment of a full range of wilderness emergencies!

Key Features:
• Meet a full-range of emergency situations with the utmost effectiveness. Appendices address everything from environment-specific situations to lists of essential supplies, medicines, and many additional topics of care.
• Compare what you are seeing with line drawings and color plates to quickly and accurately identify skin manifestations, plants, poisonous mushrooms, snakes, spiders, insects, etc.
• Rapidly retrieve and comprehend wilderness survival information with the aid of an easily accessible format featuring "Signs and Symptoms" and "Treatment" sections in most chapters - combined with bulleted lists and text boxes.

This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading.

After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. 

Check out https://usatinemedia.com to learn more and watch a video demo of this app.

This interactive app contains the full content of Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 4th Edition by Elsevier.
ISBN-13: 978-0323100458
ISBN-10: 0323100457

Editors:
Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, FAWM
Redlich Family Professor of Surgery
Division of Emergency Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Benjamin B. Constance, MD
Clinical Instructor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Luanne Freer, MD, FACEP, FAWM
Medical Director, Medcor
Yellowstone National Park
Founder and Director
Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic
Himalayan Rescue Association
Bozeman, Montana


Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. 


Developed by Usatine Media 
Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio 
Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer

## Key features

- Wilderness emergency solutions
- Identification of plants, animals, and insects
- Fast-access format with signs/symptoms and treatment
- Offline content access
- Powerful search with word suggestions
- Customizable text size
- Note and bookmark creation

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/field-guide-wilderness-med-4e/id713382694/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2015-03-15*

I haven't seen the actual book but the text and images in the app are perfect. Better than I could have hoped. 

Highly recommend.

## Frequently asked questions about Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E

### What is Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E?

Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E is a medical reference app based on Dr. Auerbach's text, providing solutions for wilderness medical emergencies. It includes detailed clinical information and identification aids for various environmental hazards.

### Is Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E available offline?

Yes, once downloaded, Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E does not require an internet connection to access its content. All text and images are available on your device anytime, anywhere.

### What devices does Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E support?

Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E is optimized for both phones and tablets and is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E updated?

The app was last updated on February 15, 2024, with version 1.8. This indicates a commitment to maintaining and improving the content and functionality.

### What is the age rating for Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E?

Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E has an age rating of 17+, suggesting it contains mature content suitable for adults and healthcare professionals.

### Does Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E have ads?

No, Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application designed for professional use without interruptions.

### What is the price of Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E?

Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E is available for a one-time purchase of $39.99. This price grants access to the full content of the 4th Edition of the Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine.

### Who is the target audience for Field Guide Wilderness Med. 4E?

This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2024-02-15

Updated color of navigation bar

### 1.7 — 2020-12-05

Updated About menu information

### 1.6 — 2019-06-26

Added support for more screen sizes

### 1.5 — 2017-10-04

Minor improvements

### 1.4 — 2016-12-03

Minor improvements

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