Thursday, May 15, 2008

Health & Safety

Health issues are becoming more and more important for programs. Everything from West Nile Virus to medical screening, the Americans for Disabilities Act and HIPAA. Keeping up to date is an important way to safeguard your program. If you have questions or information you'd like to share, submit an article, news item, directory link or protocol.

Featured Article

First Aiders Guide to Acute Alcohol Poisoning

At first glance you might wonder what this topic has to do with outdoor or experiential education. Well, dealing with alcohol abuse and binge drinking is becoming a bigger and bigger issue both on college campus and in high schools. One of the ways to empower students around alcohol issues is to train them through first aid to understand the how to recognize and treat someone who is severely intoxicated. Princeton University uses this approach with student outdoor leaders to provide a well-informed and well-trained group of students on campus who are prepared to respond and treat their fellow students.


Health News

From disease to insects, experts say global warming may take toll on us
May 07, 2008
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Panel to revisit 'chronic Lyme disease' guidelines
May 06, 2008
Newsday

Hantavirus kills 64-year-old man in Montana
April 15, 2008
HelenaIR.com

Do Mountains Cause Brain Damage?
April 10, 2008
New West

Some West Nile patients never fully recover: study
March 20, 2008
Web MD

DEET Blocks Bugs From Smelling Humans as "Food"
March 16, 2008
National Geographic

Is your Water Bottle Dangerous?
December 23, 2007
Rick Curtis

Accident and fatality characteristics in a population of mountain climbers in New Zealand
November 14, 2007
New Zealand Medical Journal

MEDEX Releases Free 'Travel at High Altitude Guide'
October 6, 2007
Press Release

Into thin air: Altitude's toll on the brain
October 3, 2007
Scientific American

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