Wilderness Medicine

Wilderness medicine in disasters and humanitarian crisis.

doi:10.1017/S1049023X11006479 In the wake of highly publicized recent disasters in Haiti, Pakistan, and elsewhere, discourse among those concerned with the management of public health emergencies has focused on defining a standard of professionalism for humanitarian and disaster responders.1 Few “prerequisites” exist for the diversity of casual responders, experienced providers, and humanitaria...

Wilderness medicine opportunities in Canada do exist.

Wilderness medicine (WM) is a relatively unfamiliar area of medicine to most health care professionals in this country. However, most medical practitioners in Canada have at some point delivered care in less than ideal circumstances. These situations might include remote locations distant from definitive care or under exposure to severe weather or natural hazards. Any medical practitioner could...

Embracing the wild: conceptualizing wilderness medicine in Canada.

Book Chapter-Wilderness Medicine Textbook Pathophysiology of Heat-Related Illnesses

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Wilderness medicine at high altitude: recent developments in the field

Travel to high altitude is increasingly popular. With this comes an increased incidence of high-altitude illness and therefore an increased need to improve our strategies to prevent and accurately diagnose these. In this review, we provide a summary of recent advances of relevance to practitioners who may be advising travelers to altitude. Although the Lake Louise Score is now widely used as a ...