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  • Blog Post: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Frostbite

    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. Led by Scott McIntosh, MD and his colleagues, the Wilderness Medical Society has published "Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite" ( Wild Environ Med 2011:22;156-166). These guidelines are intended to provide clinicians about best evidence...
    onSun, Dec 4 2011

  • Blog Post: Wilderness Medical Society Frostbite Treatment Practice Guidelines

    It's summer somewhere; snowing in the Wind Rivers today. The Wilderness Medical Society has released the second in a series of consensus practice guidelines on topics in wilderness medicine. This paper, guidelines for the prevention and treatment of frostbite, is the work of an expert panel convened...
    onSun, Jun 19 2011

  • Blog Post: New Drugs for Treating Severe Frostbite

    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog Prostacyclin (a derived form of a prostaglandin) is a bioactive compound that is believed to have beneficial effects in treating frostbite. It works by inhibiting a certain type of blood clotting caused by platelets...
    onSun, Feb 20 2011

  • Wiki Page: Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

    Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety Centers for Disease Control & Prevention December 26, 2004 When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures often accompany a winter storm...
    onThu, Jan 15 2009

  • File: State of Alaska: Cold Weather Injury Treament Guidelines

    This detailed document is prepared by: Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health Section of Community Health and EMS Box 110616 Juneau, AK 99811-0616 http://www.chems.alaska.gov TABLE OF CONTENTS HYPOTHERMIA.......................................................................
    onSun, Dec 28 2008
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