Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
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This is wilderness medicine education from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Utah. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. Log onto: www.wildmedu.org for more information.
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Wild Reads for Wild Kids
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Wild Waters, Wild Risks
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Living After the Bite: Life with Alpha-Gal Syndrome
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Smoke on the Trail
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Unequal Grounds: Wilderness Medicine Across Cultures
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Breathing High: Can Xenon Gas Boost Climber Performance at Altitude?
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Trail Hydration: What to Drink and Why
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Heavy, Wet, and Deadly: Understanding wet snow avalanches
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Meltdown: Surviving Spring Snow Travel
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Health in Every Step: Rucking
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Enhancement or Harm? The Medical Truth About Performance Drugs
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May 29, 2025 |
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Hearts in the Wild
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May 22, 2025 |
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Mineral vs. Chemical: The Sunscreen Showdow
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May 16, 2025 |
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Reef Safe: How Sunscreen Choices Impact Coral Health
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May 11, 2025 |
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Parasites in Paradise
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May 05, 2025 |
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The Viral Truth: Measles, Myths & Medicine
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Flying to New Heights: The Medicine of Ski Jumping
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Sugar, Sweat, and Survival: Type 1 Diabetes in the Wild
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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The Wild Swim: The Medicine of Wild Swimming
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Where There is Fire There is Smoke
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Strained & Sprained – A podcast on tendon health, injuries, and treatments.
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Under the Skin: The Lone Star Tick Exposed
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Hormones in Motion
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Cold Front: The Science of Frostbite Treatment
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Sole Support: The Insole Podcast
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Wild Hearts: Wilderness and the Cardiovascular Journey
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Power of Turning Back: When Quitting Leads to Success
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Wild Vitals: Assessing Vital Signs in the Wilderness
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Settle Down: The Science of Flocculation
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Coastal Rush - The New Sport of Coasteering
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Wild Resilience
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Prevent Dementia - Take a Hike!
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Dehydration: The Brain
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Norovirus: The Outbreak Outdoors
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Walking on Water: Broomball and Boot Hockey
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Thriving, Not Surviving: Tackling RED-S
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Danger in the Water: Leptospirosis
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Malaria Breakthrough: A Vaccine for Hope
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Struggling to Breathe: The SIPE Phenomenon
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Backcountry Rx: Essential Antibiotics for Your First Aid Kit
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Danger in the Water: Eyes on Acanthamoeba
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Paws on the Trail: Hiking Safely with Your Dog
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Bug Off: Protecting Your Pup from Insect Troubles
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Breaking the Surface: Update on Drowning Treatment Guidelines
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Gut Check: Ischemic Colitis in Outdoor Endurance Athletes
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Desert Dust: Understanding Valley Fever
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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How Do You Know You Made a Good Decision?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Surprising Rash: Fruits with a Bite
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Danger in the Water: Scary Lake Powell
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Hooked on Fishing - Common and Little Known Fishing Injuries
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Dangerous Dark Urine
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Feeding Hope: Nutrition for Children in the Philippines
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Zombie Fungus
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Goodbye to Benadryl - Hello to the New Antihistamines
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Falling Risks: Camping Hazards Under Trees
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Tularemia: The Science Behind the Infection
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Rare but Real - Three Emerging Viruses
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Typhus - What You Need to Know
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Chiggers - the Mysterious Tiny Biter
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Bear Sprays - Spray and Survive
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Periodic Breathing at Altitude
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Wilderness as Medicine: Smells and Dementia
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Into the Slot: The Medicine of Canyoneering
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Is Water the Solution?
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Danger in the Water: Flesh Eating Bacteria
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Hiking in the Amazon Rainforest
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Periods in the Wilderness
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Penguin Tales: Antarctic Expedition Medicine
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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The Heart at Altitude
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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The Trifecta of Outdoor Eye Disease
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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The West Nile Virus
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Trekking Poles - Ski Poles for Hiking
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Danger in the Water: Cyanobacteria - Blue Green Algae
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Leg Cramps - The Debilitating Mysterious Leg pain
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Electrifying Insights: An Update on Lightning
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Drowning - An Important Update
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May 23, 2024 |
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Zika Virus - the Silent Disease that Causes Birth Defects
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May 18, 2024 |
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Cryptosporidium - the Ruiner of Your Backcountry Trip
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May 09, 2024 |
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Giardia and its Foul Smelling Disease
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May 05, 2024 |
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Wilderness As Medicine
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May 01, 2024 |
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Overcoming MS
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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What Ticks Put in Us
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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STARI or LYME
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Doggie Giardia
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The PFD and Me
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Case Study: A Tree and a Broken Leg
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Goose's Foot and Other Knee Problems
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Worms in our Body - Pork
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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On a Slippery Slope - All About Ice Climbing
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Not On Thin Ice
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Winter Vomiting Disease - Norovirus
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Nature Deficit Disorder
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Things that Sting Us - Part 3: Murder Hornets
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Story of WILS Foundation
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Chilling Wind - The Wind Chill Factor
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Case Study: 359 Foot Fall in the Tetons
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Things that Sting Us - Part 2: Killer Bees
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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We need your help.
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Wilderness Medicine in the Alps
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Let's Wrap it Up - All About Bandages and Dressings
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Its All About Sitting - The Essentials of Bike Seats
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Burning Eyes in the Outdoors
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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In the Snow! Snowboarding
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Update: Closing in on Malaria
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Coming to the USA
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Update: Dengue News
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Quit 2: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Danger in the Water: Chilblains-Those Pesky LIttle Sores
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Quiz 1: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Danger in the Water: Trench Foot
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Saddle Up: Horseback Riding in the Wilderness
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Things that Sting Us - Part 1: Fire Ants
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Danger in the Water: Amoeba in the Brain
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Protein and Energy Bars: Which one is right for you?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Sunscreens -What you need to know!
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Getting Ready
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May 22, 2023 |
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Caffeine or Not to Caffeine, That is the Question
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May 03, 2023 |
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Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 2
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 1
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Update: Something's Fishy
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Update: Heartland and its Dangerous Companion Babesiosis
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Adventure: Struggling to the Summit of Aconcagua
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Update: Best Solutions for the Knocked Out Tooth
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Adventure: The Ultra Runner
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Update: 'Kneed' Ski Bindings?
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Ouch
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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This Ability not Disability in the Wilderness
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Climbers Weight
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Update: RICE and MEAT
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Chocolate Milk and the Metabolic Window
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Alone But Never Alone
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Adventure: Climbing to the Top
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Update: Don't Touch that Bat!
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Adventure: Above the Clouds
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Adventure: The King of Peaks
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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These Things Suck
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Searching for Alpha Gal
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May 29, 2022 |
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Common Climbing Injuries
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Evacuation
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Adventure: The Epic First Ascent of Mt. Hunter's South Face
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Update: Frostbite Treatment
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Case Study: Rescue from the Bugaboos
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Adventure: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Incident Command in Searching for a Lost Person
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Wilderness Medical Kits: Part 1
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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The Law and Wilderness Medicine
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Infectious Disease: Diarrhea
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Immunizations Typically Needed for Travel
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Case Study: The Creation of a New Kayak Helmet
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Dental Issues in the Wilderness
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Case Study: Passed Out on a Hot Beach
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 2
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 1
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Ultrasound Use in the Wilderness
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Case Study: Rescue at Lake Blanche
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Case Study: Rescue on Lone Peak
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Lost Person Behavior
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Search Techniques
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Wilderness Safety for SAR Teams
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Parasites
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Ticks
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Malaria
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Schistosomiasis
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Foot Problems in the Backcountry
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Flash Floods
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Clothing for the Backcountry
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Stream Crossing
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Fever in the Returning Traveler
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Diarrhea in a Returning Traveler
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Reducing the Risk of Mosquito Exposure
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Backpacks, Trekking Poles and Back Pain
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Children in the Wilderness: Basic Principles
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Frostbite, Frostnip, Chilblains, Immersion Foot
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Dive Medicine
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 1
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 2
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Drowning and Water Safety
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Eye Injuries
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Wilderness Medical Kits Part 2
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Lightning
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Bites and Stings: Bears and Snakes
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 1
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 2
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Wound Management: Blister Care and Wound Ointments
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Wound Management: Dressing a Wound
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Heat Stroke
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Wilderness Dermatology
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Altitude Illness
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Avalanche
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Water Treatment
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Dec 20, 2020 |