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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Q: What is the legality in administering epinephrine to someone?
Administering Epinepherine Q: What is the legality in administering epinephrine to someone? Are WFA certified individuals allowed to carry epi-pens to have someone use if in an emergency situation or can epi-pens only be used if they are prescribed to … Continue reading
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Hypothermia Wrap Construction and Use
The hypothermia wrap is for more than just severe hypothermia patients. It can be used for any patient that may be experiencing a cold challenge and is not able to adequately generate their own heat. For example, a skier with … Continue reading
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Q: My son was diagnosed with mono
Mono Recovery “My son was diagnosed with mono last week. He is scheduled for philmon with the scouts on June 13. He is a 6’5 and swims high school & the YMCA teams. How do I know if he is … Continue reading
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Q. Once a person has had an anaphylactic reaction to a substance
Q: Once a person has had an anaphylactic reaction to a substance, will all subsequent exposures invariably lead to similar or worse reactions? There is no question that recurrent reactions can follow re-exposure. As it turns out, however, the probability … Continue reading
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Hypothermia Wrap Construction and Use
The hypothermia wrap is for more than just severe hypothermia patients. It can be used for any patient that may be experiencing a cold challenge and is not able to adequately generate their own heat. For example, a skier with … Continue reading
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“These WFR dreams are getting crazy!”
During a Wilderness First Responder course at the University of WI at LaCrosse, Ann Dunphy, one of WMA’s instructor’s, asked students about WFR dreams, as she does with all of her courses. Interestingly enough, one student, D. Crye, was willing … Continue reading
Emergency Medicine: Are you prepared for an accident?
Tree Services has given Wilderness Medical Associates a shout-out in their February issue, which also features instructor Josh Martin, and one of his WEMT courses at Northern Cairn in Petoskey, MI. Click here to read the article that discusses the … Continue reading
Snakebite Treatment Methods
Click on the link above to go to www.wildmed.com and ask Dr. Johnson a question! I’m fact-checking a piece for a national outdoor magazine. I have several questions about snake bite treatment methods: Is there any benefit to the … Continue reading
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Cross Country Skiers and Compartment Syndrome
In the musculoskeletal system lecture WFR students learn about the signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome. Repetitive stress is a cause for compartment syndrome to the lower legs. These two articles are accounts from Olympic ski racers that are suffering … Continue reading
CPR: Understanding the Rate of Chest Compressions
The CPR mantra is push hard and push fast. But what is hard and what is fast? The utility of chest compressions in the wilderness context is dependent on the underlying cause for arrest. For example, a patient that has … Continue reading
