Exploring the Lives of High Altitude Porters

WEML#12 Show Notes Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating in WEM Live? Send an email to: wemlive@wms.org Part 1: Article Review Title: High Altitude Illness: Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes of Porters in Nepal Authors: Pranawa Koirala, Seth E. Wolpin, Janet T. Peterson DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2018.06.002 Presenter: Jacob Jensen CME Available: wms.org/members Part 2: Avalanche and Cold Weather Resuscitation Host Darryl Macias prepares us for the upcoming winter season with a discussion of a recent study published in Resuscitation: Hypothermia Outcome Prediction After Extracorporeal Life Support for Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Patients: The HOPE Score. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.07.349 HOPE survival probability score tool: https://www.urg-admin.ch/hope/ Other articles mentioned in this part: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.10.004 “Cold Card” to Guide Responders in the Assessment and Care of Cold-Exposed Patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2018.07.001