The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) reconvened an expert panel to update a set of evidence-based guidelines for spinal cord protection to guide clinicians and first responders in
Activities in the outdoor and austere environments often involve exposure to bodies of water. With this exposure, especially if by way of water sports and
COVID-19 poses extraordinary challenges for experiential, outdoor, travel, and adventure programs. But understanding best practices can help organizations successfully navigate the pandemic. Introduction COVID-19 represents
Hyponatremia refers to a lowering of the blood sodium content that can have severe health consequences. At its extremes, it can be life threatening. Hyponatremia
The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel of clinicians and researchers to appraise and update the WMS clinical practice guidelines for out-of-hospital evaluation and
The traditional Safety I approach to risk management focuses on what is going wrong and takes a ‘control mistakes’ approach. Safety II focuses on what
Covid-19’s quick, pervasive and continuing impact has fundamentally affected current outdoor, adventure and experiential programming, and importantly, how that programming will operate into the future.
Paul Nicolazzo of the Wilderness Medicine Training Center brings us Part 2 of a two-part series on COVID-19. While Part 1 examined the epidemiology of COVID-19, Part 2
Paul Nicolazzo of the Wilderness Medicine Training Center brings us Part 1 of a two-part series on COVID-19. Part 1 examines the epidemiology of COVID-19
This video is the second of a 3 part series created by Laura McGladrey and presented by ResponderStrong.
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