My Feet Are Killing Me: A Hiker’s Journey
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Neil McCormack, Cindy Carol Bitter (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - April 17, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Climbing gyms as possible high-risk transmission locations in microbial outbreaks
Publication date: Available online 10 April 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Luke Debenham, Jacob Reynolds (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - April 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

The Physical and Psychological Experience of Rowing the North Atlantic Solo and Unassisted
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Kevin N. Alschuler, Daniel Whibley, Nicole M. Alberts, Makena Kaylor, Anna L. Kratz (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 29, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Hypertension and Acute Mountain Sickness in Himalayan Trekkers in Nepal: An Observational Cohort Study
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Charles B. Duke, T. Douglas Sallade, Jennifer Starling, Sushil Pant, Alison Sheets, Matthew K. McElwee, David S. Young, Richard Andrew Taylor, Linda E. Keyes (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 21, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Wilderness Medicine Simulation-Based Teaching Program for Medical Students in the UK
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Benjaman To, Bhavesh V. Tailor, Jodie Beverley, George Moore, Yuhan Peng (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 13, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Crotalus oreganus concolor: Envenomation Case with Venom Analysis and a Diagnostic Conundrum of Myoneurologic Symptoms
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Daniel E. Keyler, Vinay Saini, Mark O’Shea, Jeff Gee, Cara F. Smith, Stephen P. Mackessy (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 13, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Canadian Armed Forces Brigade Medical Station
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): David Jerome (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 13, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

The Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management of Trichinellosis Linked to Consumption of Wild Animal Meat
Publication date: Available online 10 March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): James H. Diaz, Rebecca J. Warren, Marissa J. Oster (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

In Response to Cardiac Events in Mountain Rescues in Aragón by Martínez-Caballero et al
Publication date: March 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 1Author(s): Iñigo Soteras, Peter Paal, Marc Ayala, Francesc Carmona, Enric Subirats, Giacomo Strapazzon (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - March 10, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

2019 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Peer Reviewers
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Flush Drowning as a Cause of Whitewater Deaths
ConclusionsFlush drownings appear to occur more frequently in older persons. Although hypothetical, the relative increase in flush drowning in the Rocky Mountains might partly be the result of colder water temperatures. If the cause of flush drowning is better understood, safety in whitewater recreation may be improved. (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 12, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Field-Based Clinical Trial of Metoclopramide and Ibuprofen for the Treatment of High Altitude Headache and Acute Mountain Sickness
ConclusionsMetoclopramide and ibuprofen may be effective alternative treatment options in HAH and AMS, especially for those patients who additionally report nausea. (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 12, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Disease and Triathlon-Related Deaths in the United Kingdom
ConclusionsCardiovascular disease was found to be the most common cause of TRD. Further research is needed to determine the underlying cardiac pathology that triggers TRDs. With this information it may be possible to develop screening tools that can prevent similar fatalities from occurring in the future. (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Managing Bias in Research
Publication date: Available online 7 February 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Neal W. Pollock (Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 8, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Implementing Wilderness Medicine Training for Undergraduate Medical Students in the UK
Publication date: Available online 7 February 2020Source: Wilderness & Environmental MedicineAuthor(s): Jonathan Schulz, Jake Warrington, Conal Maguire, Thomas Georgi, Russell HearnThe UK General Medical Councils’ approved curricula share only 3 topics with the Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine core curriculum, suggesting an underrepresentation of wilderness medicine (WM) in medical education. We developed a 5-mo course to address the gaps between these curricula to run in parallel with the conventional curriculum. Our 71-h course is composed of lectures and practical exercises. We set out to evaluate the ...
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - February 8, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research