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Category Archives: Check This Out!
Course Subscriber: Receive notifications when courses are added
Want to be Notified of New Courses? Course Subscriber is a service dedicated to notifying students when courses are added to wildmed.com. You choose the criteria: Type of course, the distance you are willing to travel, and dates that work … Continue reading
Where’s the Man?: Pacific Crest Trail, WA
Where’s the Man?: Pacific Crest Trail, WA WMA-certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR), LT, sent us this photo of him cruising along with the man alongside the caption below. Thank you for making the trails a better place! “The man soaring … Continue reading
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Wilderness First Responder – Scope of Practice (Draft)
In order to establish guidelines for comprehensive, thorough, and more consistent wilderness medical training, AORE and other organizations that hold a respectively large place in the field of wilderness medicine have signed off on the Wilderness First Responder SOP (Draft), a document that complements the Wilderness First Aid Scope of Practice.
Please consider helping AORE make a difference by reviewing this document if you have ever sponsored a WFR course, attended at WFR course, or instructed a WFR course. Does this document include the topics that you want your staff to know? As a participants of a Wilderness First Responder course, is this training enough to prepare you for backcountry medical emergencies? Are the elective topics sufficient? Please be clear, professional, and thorough. Continue reading
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Where’s the Man?: Iquitos, Peru
Submitted by Dr. David Johnson, WMA President & Medical Director. DJ in the Belen market of Iquitos, Peru. This venue winds forever along the river’s edge. It serves the population 7 days a week, offering all manner of food, herbs, spices, wood products, … Continue reading
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‘Where’s the Man?’ Contest Continues
Last year we began the ‘Where’s the Man?’ contest and received some great entries! This year, we will be continuing to collect submissions, which will all be posted on our blog and on our Facebook page. At the end of … Continue reading
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2010 MedWAR Races Announced
Information on MedWAR 2010! Adventure racing meets wilderness medicine. Continue reading
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Q: Is it dangerous to go to altitude after a concussion?
Frequently, following a blow to the head, even without ever experiencing a concussion, people can develop a post concussive syndrome (PCS). The symptoms of PCS include headache, insomnia, feeling more tired than usual, blurry vision, light sensitivity, difficulty concentrating, feeling off balance, and emotional lability. Continue reading
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Where’s the Man: Winners Announced!
As you may have seen, ‘The Man’ has been traveling around the globe- climbing trees, swimming rivers, hiking trails, helping those medically needy, and even spreading some holiday cheer! It took us, in the WMA office, a long time of … Continue reading
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Are Smaller Venomous Snakes More Dangerous?
Some people are insistent that smaller snakes are more dangerous. This idea has always felt counterintuitive to me. The explanations seem fanciful at best. Continue reading
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Tagged envenomation, johnson, medicine, snake bites, wilderness medicine myths
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Is There An Optimal Way To Get Effective CPR Training To Large Groups Of People?
“Giggling was common when they first gave their inflatable mannequins mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and more than a few decided to head butt or slap their Mini Anne CPR dummies. But most appeared to take the lesson seriously.”
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