A really really good thing have with you is:
Wilderness Medical Associates Field Guide
(spiral bound)
it is a great pocket guide with step by step problem finding & solving procedure's.
see:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books
And also:
The Outward Bound Wilderness First Handbook.
by Jeffrey Isaac
ISBN: 1-55821-682-0
The Lyons Press, New York.
They are not really in depth books. But they will help you to judge how serious a problem is and what you can do. Even without having followed training.
But off course... the best thing to do is to go follow a training. Several organisations do this specifically focused on back country situations.
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