Packweight and Injury Study
2011-03-21
I sit here with a brace on my left knee reading Injuries Relating to Hiking with a Pack during National Outdoor Leadership School Courses: A
Topic: Wilderness Medicine
Spring is coming and so are the Ticks
2011-03-21
Spring is on the way in the Northern Hemisphere so it will soon be time to put away winter gear and get ready for other
Packweight and Injury Study
2011-03-20
I sit here with a brace on my left knee reading Injuries Relating to Hiking with a Pack during National Outdoor Leadership School Courses: A
Achieving Initial Control with Antivenom in Snakebite Victims
2011-03-14
When someone is bitten by pit viper snakes (examples include rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths) in the U.S., they may or may not become envenomed, depending
New Study Finds Helmet Use in Children Reduces Skull Fractures in Skiing/Boarding
2011-02-21
The helmet debate in winter sports has raged on for a long time with some people claiming that wearing a helmet increases accidents because people
Drugs for Treating Severe Frostbite
2011-02-20
Prostacyclin (a derived form of a prostaglandin) is a bioactive compound that is believed to have beneficial effects in treating frostbite. It works by inhibiting
Book Review: “One Move Too Many…”
2011-01-23
One Move Too Many…How To Understand The Injuries And Overuse Syndromes of Rock Climbing is written by Thomas Hochholzer and Volker Schoeeffl, and edited by
Injury and Illness in College Outdoor Education – Study Published
2011-01-10
The current issue of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (Vol 21, Num4, 2010), the official publication for the Wilderness Medical Society, has an article titled “Injury
CPR Guidelines 2010
2010-11-01
This video explains the changes in the new 2010 Guidelines for CPR released on October 18. We’re making CPR even easier so more people will
Wilderness Medical Society Recommendations on the Use of Epinephrine in Outdoor Education and Wilderness Settings
2010-09-11
In the new issue of the Journal of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine is the Wilderness Medical Society Roundtable Report–Recommendations on the Use of Epinephrine in
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