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 the year, we will select the 3 best submissions. The winners will receive $100 cash… Read more »
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Swine Flu
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under General, Risk Management.
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 end this is still influenza, a potentially lethal respiratory virus that most people survive. It… Read more »
Caption Contest!
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Check This Out!.
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!
The Very Next Day After a WAFA Course…
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Risk Management, Student Feedback.
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. She wants to talk about not taking methadone in four days. She is speaking softly.… Read more »
WMA Sponsor Mentioned in Star Tribute – TrekNorth
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Check This Out!.
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.
Instructor Spotlight – Dave Ramsey
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Check This Out!, General.
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 Rescue Institute, Inc. located in Kentucky.
Lightning Strikes: Myths and Facts
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Check This Out!, Risk Management.
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 strike? Get the answers to these questions and more by clicking here. _
Everyday Prevention – National Public Health Week
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under Check This Out!, General, Risk Management.
Wilderness medicine providers know that prevention and early intervention are critical to a successful day hike, camping trip, or multiple week expedition. Those same skills of prevention and early intervention are applicable to all aspects of life. Some things you probably do already (or should be) include wearing a seatbelt, not using tobacco, wearing a… Read more »
Where’s the Man??? – Japan
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under General, Where's the Man?.
New WMA Website Feedback from Students
Posted by Abby Rowe & filed under General, Student Feedback.
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 people in videos. So we asked a recent group of WMA course graduates and this… Read more »