JUST AN F.Y.I.- Regarding the book titled: 'Where There is No Doctor' by David Werner. Tried finding the book through Amazon.com, but availability was: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. HOWEVER, I just recently received the book via mail from a company called: HealthWrights, 964 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Web page: www.healthwrights@igc.org. (650-325-7500-phone) (650-325-1080-FAX). Ordered it on Jan 20th...received it today 2/2. Must less of a wait than the 4-6 weeks from Amazon.com.

-- Nubian (tall_nubian@yahoo.com), February 02, 1999

Answers

I didn't have any trouble ordering "Where There Is No Doctor" from Amazon, but they couldn't get me a copy of "Where There Is No Dentist." I did an online search and ordered it from Jade Mountain (www.jademountain.com). They delivered my copy of "Where There Is No Dentist" to me in less than a week.

-- Pam G. (Pam95818@aol.com), February 02, 1999.

Are the two aforementioned books really helpful? What are people using for a good general first aid/health reference?

-- Sylvia (in Miss'ippi) (bluebirdms@aol.com), February 02, 1999.

Sylvia,

Two of the best home medical/first aid manuals are The Merck Manual of Medial Information-Home Edition and the Mayo Clinic Manual.

The Merck Manual online

The Mayo Clinic Manual at Amazon

Hope this helps

David

-- David (David@BankPacman.com), February 03, 1999.

The "Where there is no..." books are indeed helpful, but please please please make time for at least a Red Cross first aid course, or the basic EMT course if you can swing it. Someone in your extended family/group needs to have some class time and some hands- on experience. The idea of someone standing over me to do diagnosis and treatment with a how-to book in hand gives me severe willies.

Had the EMT/Ambulance course, worked as a volunteer for six years before HIV came along, no longer want to get bled on by strangers especially for free... .

-- nemo... (nemo@deepsix.com), February 03, 1999.