Managing Frostbite in Extreme Conditions

Show Notes Conference Registration: http://wms.org/conferences/telluride/default.asp Abstract Application: http://wms.org/research/default.asp?t=a Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online www.wemjournal.org WMS awards: Description and previous winners: http://wms.org/about/awards.asp Jay Lemery email (for WMS awards): lemery18@gmail.com WEM Live email: wemlive@wms.org 1. The 6-Minute Walk Test as a Predictor of Summit Success on Denali Presented by co-author Patrick Bagley Reviewed by Amy Bionditch Lazio paper: doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.09.003 http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(10)00295-4/pdf 2. Primary Care in Extreme Environments: Medical Clinic Utilization at Antarctic Stations, 2013-2014 Presented by lead author James Pattarini Reviewed by Rebecca Blue 3. A New Proposal for Management of Severe Frostbite in the Austere Environment Presented by coauthor Chris Davis Reviewed by Matthew Sholl 4. Portable prehospital methods to treat near-hypothermic shivering cold casualties Presented by author Sam Oliver Reviewed by Jay Gupta A novel application for cognitive evaluation in mountain ultramarathons: olfactory assessment Presented by author Alessandro Tonacci Reviewed by Garreth Debiegun