Monthly Archives: November 2008

Q: Greg, what is the strangest question you have ever been asked by a student. A: During the emergency childbirth lecture at WFR class in Illinois a very serious student asked at the end of the lecture, “After the placenta … Continue reading →

Click here for a great article regarding wound management in the wilderness from jems.com by Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT.

“Where’s Greg? Does anyone know where Greg is,” a pale and anxious teacher hollered as she ran down the hall way. I was teaching a WFR course at a junior and senior high school in northern Minnesota. “Greg is right … Continue reading →

Using My WFR on a Buddhist Retreat… I recently attended a Buddhist retreat in the mountains of eastern Spain and wasn’t expecting to use my WMA Wilderness First Responder training. The retreat center was high in the mountains and quite … Continue reading →

20,000 people per year are killed by snakebites each year in developing countries. Wow. Read this article to learn about the difficulties of making and distributing antivenom. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/snakebites-kill.html We are fortunate in North America to have very few poisonous snakes … Continue reading →

What to do if you fall through the ice. Would you know what to do? When I teach a WFR in the far north in the winter I am always able to find a student volunteer to “fall through” the … Continue reading →

A forum on managing technology in wilderness was convened at the October 2008 Wilderness Risk Managers Conference. Browse to http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/pdf/wrmc_managing_technology_on_adventure_programs.pdf to read a recap of the forum discussion by two members of the Wilderness Risk Manager’s Committee.