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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?: 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
Posted in General, Where's the Man?
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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Q: When was the last documented death from a coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) envenomation?
This question came up during our Montana WALS course last week in Red Lodge. Richard Gates from WMI reminded the lead instructor Dr. Will Smith (and us) of a report from 2006 of an unconfirmed case. When I googled this … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the Expert
Tagged antivenom, coral snakes, envenomations, johnson, medicine, wilderness medicine, wildmed, wma
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Q: Can someone be allergic to an antihistamine?
Q: Someone I know was having difficulty sleeping on a trip. A friend suggested trying the diphenhydramine (e.g., Benadryl) from our first aid kit. Shortly after, this person developed hives, chest tightness and shortness of breath. We administered epinephrine from … Continue reading
Posted in Anaphylactic Reaction, Ask the Expert
Tagged allergy, anaphylaxis, antihistamine, epinephrine, wilderness medicine, wildmed, wma
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Q: When should a blow to the head cause concern?
DJ offers his opinion about recommendations offered in the press following the death of Natasha Richardson. Continue reading
Posted in Ask the Expert
Tagged concussion, head injury, trauma, wilderness medicine, wildmed
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Lightning Strikes: Myths and Facts
Ben Usatch, MD, FAAEM, NREMT-P recently wrote this article for JEMS.com. Check this out to learn more about lightning strikes. Does lightning really never strike twice in the same spot? Is it safe to touch the victim of a lightning … Continue reading
Posted in Check This Out!, Risk Management
Tagged associates, fact, facts, friese, greg, jems, jems.com, lightning, medical, myth, myths, strike, wilderness, wildmed, wma
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New WMA Website Feedback from Students
Sometimes you need to be careful about what you ask for, but when launching a new website, you gotta do it! We wanted to make our new site easier to navigate, chock full of wilderness medical information, and featuring real … Continue reading
Lance Armstrong Self-Splinting
Lance Armstrong fell in a bike race crash and broke his collar bone. Check out these awesome pictures and videos of him and his self-splinting as he waited for medical care. Continue reading
Posted in Check This Out!, General
Tagged armstrong, associates, bike, crash, lance, medical, pictures, race, splinting, video, wilderness, wildmed, wma
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