October, 2009

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

    Wilderness First Aid Scope of Practice

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    The concept of consistency in the content of Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and Wilderness First Responder (WFR) programs is receiving much attention. Some folks seem to think there is chaos among the various providers with people teaching widely varying...
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    Heat-related Illnesses

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    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog This is the next post based upon a presentation given at the Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting held in Snowmass, Colorado from July 24-29, 2009. The presentation...
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    Charles Houston MD

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    Charles S. Houston MD passed away on September 27 th at the age of 96. We have lost a great presence in wilderness medicine and mountaineering. You may recognize Dr. Houston as the author of Going Higher: Oxygen, Man, and Mountains, the wonderful layperson...
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