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Risk Management & First Aid

The Risk Management and First Aid Group focuses on managing safety in outdoor programming.
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  • Blog Post: Ibuprofen and Altitude Illness

    I've been receiving emails about the recent online publication of a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine titled “Ibuprofen Prevents Altitude Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Prevention of Altitude Illness With Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories.” the study was highlighted...
  • Blog Post: Proper Hydration at High Altitude

    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog The standard dictum when advising persons who travel to high altitude, and thus expose themselves to a lower atmospheric oxygen concentration, is to stay "well hydrated," which translates into drinking sufficient...
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