First Aid

NOLS MythCrushers Episode 2: North American Snake Bites

Outdoor Ed — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:17:40 GMT

There are many myths circulating in the outdoor community about what to do if you are bitten by a snake. The NOLS MythCrushers slither through these snake bite myths as the truth is revealed.

CPR Guidelines 2010

Outdoor Ed — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:49:06 GMT

This video explains the changes in the new 2010 Guidelines for CPR released on October 18. We're making CPR even easier so more people will perform it and more lives will be saved. For more information visit www.heart.org/cpr.

Continuous Chest Compression CPR—University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center

Outdoor Ed — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:02:05 GMT

Be a lifesaver; not a bystander. Learn Continuous Chest Compression CPR from Gordon A. Ewy, MD, and Karl Kern, MD, the physician researchers who developed this new approach to CPR.

Ticks: Prevention and Protection

Outdoor Ed — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:48:10 GMT

This excellent video on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases is from the Hill Walking Essentials DVD by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and the British Mountaineering Council which shows the essential skills and techniques for hill walking. It follows two walkers on days out in the Lake District and the Scottish Highlands. See how they prepare for their walk, the challenges they face and the decisions they make.

Hypothermia Wrap

Outdoor Ed — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:36:27 GMT

Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) students learn to construct a hypothermia wrap to protect patients from a cold challenge. Construction includes lofty insulation and a wind and moisture barrier.

Dr. Luanne Freer: Everest ER

Outdoor Ed — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:31:42 GMT

The Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic, is a project of the Himalayan Rescue Association-USA (US based nonprofit charity org).

The clinic is run similarly to HRA clinics in Manang and Pheriche (operational since 1973, see www.himalayanrescue.org for those clinic operation dates.) We serve the trekking-through, climbing, and native Nepali public in base camp, using any proceeds from charges for this care to finance free/low cost health care for the Sherpa people of the Khumbu.

Dr. Luanne Freer, board certified emergency physician, wilderness medicine expert, and veteran volunteer for the HRA, heads the altitude-experienced medical staff, which allows climbers and trekkers to pursue their missions and leave their health care needs to the professionals. And although none of the HRA team will have climbing permits or will be able to respond to higher camp emergencies, we have a new base station radio and will be available for radio consults to climbers above base camp.

Clips from BBC/Indus Films production Everest ER (Sept 2006) about the nonprofit medical clinic at Mt Everest Base Camp, Nepal.

For more info visit www.EverestER.org

Spider Strap Removal

gfriese@eps411.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:49:22 GMT

Use this technique to keep leaves, twigs, and pine needles out of the Spider Strap Velcro during wilderness medicine courses or actual patient use.

Anatomy of the Shoulder

Outdoor Ed — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:21:23 GMT

This video shows the major components of the shoulder joint, particularly helpful for understanding shoulder dislocations.

Wilderness Medicine: Mountain Sickness

Outdoor Ed — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:19:59 GMT

Wilderness Medicine and high altitude sickness prevention is important when traveling in the high mountains or plateaus of the world. Prevention is most important to avoid feeling sick. We briefly discuss what acute mountain sickness (AMS) is, and what to do about it.

Improvised Pelvic Splint

Outdoor Ed — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:08:15 GMT

Demonstration of an Improvised Pelvic splint.