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
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