Exploring Wilderness Medicine Innovations

CME available: http://wms.org/members Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: http://www.wemjournal.org Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating in WEM Live? Send an email to: wemlive@wms.org Part 1: Articles: Article 1: Pressures of Wilderness Improvised Wound Irrigation Techniques: How Do They Compare? John B. Luck, Danielle Campagne, Roberto Falcón Banchs, Jason Montoya, Susanne J. Spano Presented by author Susanne J. Spano Reviewed by Aaron Reilly Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.09.002 Article 2: Management of Burn Injuries in the Wilderness: Lessons from Low-Resource Settings Cindy C. Bitter, Timothy B. Erickson Presented by author Cindy C. Bitter Reviewed by Jonathan Drew Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.09.001 Part 2: Discussions from host Darryl Macias: - Rock climbing injuries. Excerpt taken from the UNM Mountain Medicine podcast (http://www.unmmountainmed.com/mountainmedblog/2015/8/13/mountainmed-podcast-4-climbing-injuries). - The new Avalanche Resuscitation Guidelines, discussed at the recent International Commission of Alpine Research. - An update on the Nepal Diploma in Mountain Medicine program.