River Rescue, A Manual for Whitewater Safety, is a must have book for anyone that participates in outdoor activities, from rafting, to canoeing, to kayaking. Now in it's 4th edition, this handy little book has even more information for the whitewater paddler. If you find yourself out on the river, you need to have this book!
The River Rescue Book Features:
292 fact-filled pages
106 illustrations
144 photographs
new first-hand accounts of rescues
expanded material on big-water rescue—new gear and methods
self-rescue and rescue of others—by hand, boat, rope, and other ways
tools and techniques—rope work, throw bags, boat handling, high- and low-tech gear to use when seconds count
rescue organization—leadership, teamwork, patient care, evacuation, and more