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When and where does lightning strike? How does lighting injure? How do you avoid lightning when you are on a multiday trip in the backcountry? It …
5 years, 2 months ago
Bites and Stings: Bears and Snakes
Why don't snakes have teeth and how does that affect the treatment of snakebites? There are a lot of snakes in the world, but which ones are most …
5 years, 2 months ago
Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees
There are hundreds of species of mosquitos but only a few spread disease to humans. What are they, which diseases and how do you avoid and treat the…
5 years, 2 months ago
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 1
Fear and sometimes panic overcomes a rescuer when they come across someone who has been injured. What is done first? What is the MARCH protocol? …
5 years, 2 months ago
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 2
Once a patient who has been injured in the wilderness has been stabilized, critical decisions must now be made. Let's go through them by listening …
5 years, 2 months ago
Wound Management: Blister Care and Wound Ointments
Blisters are common for sure in outdoor activities. Do you pop them? What is the best way to prevent them? What do you put on a wound under the b…
5 years, 2 months ago
Wound Management: Dressing a Wound
There is no more common injury than damage to the skin while in the backcountry. There are many ways and methods to manage the different types of w…
5 years, 2 months ago
Cold Related Illness
How does heat leave a human body? What happens if heat is lost too quickly? How do you stop heat from leaving the body.? What is th…
5 years, 2 months ago
Heat Stroke
What are the ways that heat leaves the body? What happens if heat is trapped in a human? How is heat illness classified? This important podcast ou…
5 years, 2 months ago
Wilderness Dermatology
Treating stinging nettle is not as easy as it seems! Are you allergic to poison ivy? How about others you are with? What do you do if they are exp…
5 years, 2 months ago