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Tag Archives: wilderness
Q: Is digestion impaired when water is in short supply?
Water is essential for all body functions. It aids in digestion in both direct and indirect ways. Continue reading
Posted in Ask the Expert
Tagged ask, blog, dehydration, digestion, fluids, health, wilderness, wilderness medicine
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2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC)
About the Wilderness Risk Management Conference: The 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) will be held in Durham, NC between October 14-16, 2009. The objective of this conference is to effectively educate outdoor/medical professionals and enthusiasts in relieving risks that … Continue reading
A Flurry of Wilderness Medical Training in Western North Carolina
Summer camp and river guiding adventures are about to start! Wilderness Medical Associates is in the thick of preparing hundreds of folks with 10 wilderness medicine courses running in the mountains of western North Carolina. Fay Johnson (right) and I … Continue reading
Posted in Check This Out!, General, WMA Sponsors
Tagged anne rugg, fay johnson, medicine, qa, qi, sponsor, training, wilderness
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Where’s the Man?: St. Lucia
WMA instructor Carl Blondell just sent us the photos below, taken in the St. Lucia, an island nation in the eastern Carribbean Sea. Check back to see where the man is travelling to next! Don’t forget… At the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged associates, blondell, carl, carl blondell, instructor, med, medical, medicine, Where's the Man?, wild, wilderness, wilderness medical associates, wildmed, wma
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MedWAR – Upcoming Races
Click here for the dates of the upcoming MedWAR races! MedWAR (Medical Wilderness Adventure Race) tests your wilderness survival skills through unique events combined with adventure racing. WMA Canada instructors Dugg Steary and Mike Webster have been responsible for writing, … Continue reading
Posted in Check This Out!, General, Risk Management
Tagged adventure race, adventure racing, med, skills, survival, war, wilderness, wilderness medical associates, wilderness medicine, wma
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Swine Flu
It is almost a given that anyone who comments on medical issues should be saying something about swine flu and its implications. What more can we say? The stats and real (and imagined) seriousness and pervasiveness change daily. In the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Risk Management
Tagged associates, flu, medical, medicine, swine, wilderness
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Caption Contest!
Click here for a caption contest held by The Adventure Life. Post your caption to the picture on the link as a comment and you will entered to win a Wet & Dry Backpack from Aquapac. Good luck!
Posted in Check This Out!
Tagged adventure, aquapac, associates, backpack, caption, contest, dry, life, medical, prick, the, wet, wilderness, world's, worst
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The Very Next Day After a WAFA Course…
A student shares an experience that occured the day after they attended one of WMA’s Wilderness Advanced First Aid courses. At work for a half hour. Monday morning. Phone rings, client with severe drug addictions and Borderline Personality Disorder calls. … Continue reading
Posted in Risk Management, Student Feedback
Tagged advanced, aid, associates, feedback, first, medical, medicine, pas, signs, student, vital, wilderness
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WMA Sponsor Mentioned in Star Tribute – TrekNorth
Click here for a great article on one of WMA’s sponsors, TrekNorth, a grade 7-12 charter school that specializes in outdoor education. TrekNorth has been a valued sponsor of WMA since 2005.
Posted in Check This Out!
Tagged associates, charter, education, medical, outdoor, school, treknorth, wilderness
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Instructor Spotlight – Dave Ramsey
Click here to watch a great video on Dave Ramsey and why he teaches for Wilderness Medical Associates. Dave has been instructing for WMA for over 6 years and teaches courses around the world! He is also co-owner of Backcountry … Continue reading
Posted in Check This Out!, General
Tagged associates, backcountry, david, institute, kentucky, medical, medicine, ramsey, rescue, wilderness
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