Emergency First Responder - Outdoor First Aid - Wilderness Rescue Resources

Resources

Documents & Articles

Avalanche Information

• Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association
• Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center
• Northwest Avalanche Center
• Avalanche.org

Boating

• American Canoe Association
• American Whitewater Association
• CFS Press - Flood and swiftwater rescue information
• Missouri Whitewater Association - Interesting whitewater articles and humor
• Paddler Magazine

Climbing

• American Alpine Club
• British Mountaineering Council - frostbite info
• Climbing Source
• Everest News
• GetOutdoors
• WebClimbing
• WomenClimbing

Education and Training

• AORE - Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
• Leading Edge - education consulting services
• OutdoorEd.com - the outdoor education professional’s resource
• White Water & Remote Rescue Courses
• Wilderness Education Association
• Northern Cairn

Emergency and Wilderness Medicine

• 9-1-1 Magazine - Safety news and updates
• Alaska EMS
• Fire Career Assistance - EMS and fire jobs
• Hypothermia - Protocols, land & water, research and treatment
• International Society for Mountain Medicine
• JEMS - The premier source of EMS information, news, features, continuing education and products
• Wilderness Medical Society
• Wilderness - Medicine
• Ems Network
• Trauma

Ends of the World

• News and info on Antarctica
• Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University
• Students on Ice - Learning expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica

Expeditions and Adventures

• Backpacker
• National Weather Service
• Outside Magazine
• Outward Bound International
• Outward Bound USA

Gear

• Conterra, Inc - Field medical gear and supplies, disaster management, equipment, & related items
• Specialty Outdoors - Custom sewing and repair for outdoor enthusiasts
• Sterling Rope

Lightning

• Lightning Injury
• Lightning Safety

Curriculum

• Scope of Practice – Wilderness First Responder (Draft)
• Scope of Practice - Wilderness First Aid (Draft)
• WMA Field Protocols

Forms

• SOAP Notes Form

Outdoor Law Articles by Rufus Brown, Esq.

• Rufus Brown, Esq.
• Duty to Provide First Aid
• The Good Samaritan Law
• Intellectual Property Audits for Outdoor Recreational Education Programs
• Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
• The Legal Structure of Teaching and Administration of Epinephrine in Wilderness Emergency Situations

Medical Topics:

• Anaphylaxis: allergies can turn deadly for some
• Asthma: the transition to CFC-free inhalers
• Food allergies: food allergies trigger multibillion-dollar specialty market
• Trip preparation: three tips on being a good trip medic