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Where’s the Man?: Belize

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:24:34 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Belize

Here is the man (with me) in front of and inside Actun Tunichil Muknal, a 3.5 mile long Mayan Cave in Belize in the San Ignacio Cayo. The ATM is a national archeological site and considered a “living museum” with over 1500 Mayan artifacts inside including 14 skeletons from sacrafices. 2nd photo taken over 1km underground.

Click on the photos to enlarge. These entries were submitted by Kevin Collopy, a WMA instructor, while on a Wilderness First Responder course in Belize.

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Send an email to webmaster@wildmed.com with a picture of you wearing your ‘Where’s the Man?’ t-shirt alongside a caption to be eligible to win. At the end of the year, we will select three entries to receive $50 gift certificates to our online gear store.

Where’s the Man?: Anchorage, AK

Admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:22:44 +0000

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Where’s the Man?: Anchorage, AK

Jerimiah was putting “The Man” hard at work while rebuilding Rome for his vacation bible school. Jerimiah is a medical missionary and is certified as a Wilderness First Responder.

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Where’s the Man?: Golan Heights of Northern Israel

Admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:17:32 +0000

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Where’s the Man?: Golan Heights of Northern Israel

Kevin Z., a WMA certified Wilderness First Responder, was hiking the Golan Trail and decided to take this photo of him next to a minefield (yes, a minefield). I don’t know if this would go beyond the first triangle in the Patient Assessment system.

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Where’s the Man?: Isla Bella, Panama

Admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:45:17 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Isla Bella, Panama

WMA Instructor, Stephen Leavins, sent in this photo of him while he was on a sea kayaking trip. The locals dug him out some canoes and great paddles.

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Where’s the Man?: Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:30:51 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Allie sent in this photo of herself showing off the man in Cape Peninsula, located near Cape Town, South Africa.

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Where’s the Man?: Boston, MA – Run of the Charles

Admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:25:54 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Boston, MA – Run of the Charles

Henry Chance was on hand in Boston, MA for the annual Run of the Charles Canoe Race. The only major medical incident that day was a collection of bruised egos.

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Where’s the Man?: Butter Island, Maine

Admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:35:07 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Butter Island, ME

Here’s the man in Maine on Butter Island. This submission is from Jeff Isaac, PA-C, WMA’s very own curriculum director and instructor.

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Where’s the Man?: Carrefour, Haiti

Admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:25:31 +0000

Where’s the Man?: Carrefour, Haiti

“I just got back from a medical relief trip to Carrefour Haiti (suburb of Port-Au-Prince). The shot is looking over the compound I was based at. There were approximately 1500 people living in very close proximity to each other under tarps and tents. We also treated many patients in mountain clinics cut off from aid.

Surely, my WALS (Wilderness Advanced Life Support) training benefited me and other team members immensely. For instance, I had a female patient that had severe abdominal distension that I needed to relieve. Unfortunately, I had no catheter. However, what I did have was IV tubing. I cut off an appropriate length, rounded off one end with a match, and sterilized it the best I could with alcohol and betadine. I was able to drain over 900 mL of urine. The procedure was a success.”

-Brian W., RN, WALS

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Where’s the Man?: Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:18:38 +0000

The Man in Arunachal Pradesh, NorthEast India to the Myanmar border

Here’s the man (or actually me wearing the famous t-shirt) in Arunachal Pradesh in the North East of India close to the Myanmar border on a 3 week hiking trip.

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‘Where’s the Man?’ Contest Continues

Admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:03:05 +0000

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 the year, our team will review all of the pictures and captions to select three winners. Those three winners will receive a $50 gift certificate to our online Gear Store.

If you are attending wilderness medicine course through WMA that is three days or longer, you will receive a course t-shirt. Simply take a snapshot of yourself sporting your da Vinci-inspired tee and submit to webmaster@wildmed.com with a caption.