Category Archives: Wilderness Medicine

ARCTIC CPR

Posted on March 18, 2013 by K

Just wanted to share this photo that was on the front page of a norwegian national paper called Verdens Gang. It is from the evacuation of an avalanche victim that tragically passed away a few hours after this photograph was … Continue reading →

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TUNNEL CREEK AVALANCHE

Posted on February 17, 2013 by K

In NY times I found this incredible piece about avalanches and avalanche survival. It is a detailed description of what went down (other than heaps and heaps of snow…) when an avalanche hit 16 backcountry skiers in the Cascades. A … Continue reading →

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DRIP DROP

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Thomas D

You might end up somewhere, sometime when you need to give a patient an infusion without an infusion pump to help you. We doctors don’t know anything about stuff like that. Nurses to the rescue!

Posted in Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Medicine, Wilderness Medicine | 3 Comments

CHAMONIX ALPINE HEMS

Posted on October 30, 2012 by K

Recently french TV channel France 3 aired a fascinating documentary about french mountain rescue in Chamonix. The show focuses on the particularly lethal summer climbing season of 2012. World-class HEMS done in a way you have never seen before. Some of … Continue reading →

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TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX: NEEDLE VS KNIFE

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Thomas D

In my daily work, the answer is clear. It’s knife. Maybe needle decompression while waiting for the knife. Last week I was attending a conference in Mountain Medicine, and we discussed the issue. One big difference on the mountain or … Continue reading →

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DR. POPSICLE AND THE RULE OF 1-10-1

Posted on June 6, 2012 by K

We love this guy. Dr Gordon Giesbrecht. Professor at the university of Manitoba. He studies human physiology and our responses to extreme environments. He has done some groundbreaking work in cold-stress physiology and prehospital care in hypothermia. He is one … Continue reading →

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THE RESCUEBASKET

Posted on May 25, 2012 by K

There are several methods for hoisting a patient into a helicopter, ranging from stretcher systems to simple slings. They all affect the respiration and hemodynamics to varying degrees, which has resulted in some serious incidents with injuries or death as … Continue reading →

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AVALANCHE SURVIVAL

Posted on May 10, 2012 by K

                  In avalanche victims the four most important factors that decide survival are degree of burial, duration of burial, the severity of trauma and finally presence of a free airway and the … Continue reading →

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WAR SURGERY

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Thomas D

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has extensive experience with health care in areas of conflict in austere, remote environments, and they have an excellent book on the subject. War Surgery – working with limited resources in armed … Continue reading →

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EXTREME SPORTS, RISK AND MICROMORTS

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Thomas D

Living is dangerous. We’re all dying, but most of us strive to stay alive for as long as possible. Still, many of us want to explore and experience as much as we can in this time. This often puts us … Continue reading →

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