October, 2008

Risk Management & First Aid

The Risk Management and First Aid Group focuses on managing safety in outdoor programming.

Wilderness Medicine

Observations, questions and dialogue on wilderness medicine topics.
  • Wilderness Medicine

    To Thaw or not to Thaw

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    I was recently asked what to do if you can't make it back to the trailhead in one day with frozen toes and have to spend the night in the field? How do you keep the toes from thawing while keeping the rest of your body warm? This is a practical and...
  • Wilderness Medicine

    Poison Oak Allergic Contact Dermatitis

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    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog Case Reviews in Clinical Dermatology, Volume 1 Issue 3, had an interesting discussion about certain aspects of poison oak/ivy dermatitis. The following are some of...
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