Elephants and Expeditions: Medicine in the Wilderness — Adventure Medic

Dr Saskia Loysen / Foundation Doctor / Bristol Having attended the World Extreme Medicine conference in Edinburgh, Saskia felt totally inspired by the people she met and the stories they told, so asked one of the speakers if she could join him for her senior undergraduate medical elective. Here, she reflects on her life-changing experience… viaContinue reading “Elephants and Expeditions: Medicine in the Wilderness — Adventure Medic”

Cold Card — Adventure Medic

The Wilderness Medical Society have published a free ‘cut out and keep’-style double sided card, summarising the key elements of hypothermia evaluation and field care for laypersons, trained rescuers and first responders. The full text paper explains its design and evolution, alongside high-resolution printable images of the card. We thought the card might be usefully… viaContinue reading “Cold Card — Adventure Medic”