CoROM cast. Wilderness, Austere, Remote and Resource-limited Medicine.

Krissie Stiles, a nurse specializing in burn injuries, shares her unique journey and insights into managing burns in austere environments. She discusses the emotional challenges healthcare professionals face while supporting burn survivors, stressing the importance of compassionate care. The episode delves into burn treatment techniques, highlighting innovative methods like using cling film for wound care and exploring aggressive cooling strategies. Krissie emphasizes the crucial decisions remote medics must make, underscoring their long-term impact on patient quality of life.

Aebhric OKelly talks with Burjor Langdana about Wilderness and Expedition Dentistry. wildernessdentistry.com

Aebhric talks with Kate, who is a Polish paramedic working on the front lines of Ukraine. How to donate to Kate's non-profit: https://zrzutka.pl/w7dfhk Kate's social media: https://www.facebook.com/awangardamedycy https://www.instagram.com/awangardamedycy

Aebhric talks with CJ Malcolm, who runs the EMS in Gunnison, Colorado. CJ has introduced blood and blood products to his department. He has also pushed for ultrasound and prolonged field care training. The Gunnison paramedics are practising in extreme austere environments.

Aebhric talks with Alfredo Leal, who is a critical care flight paramedic working in Saudi Arabia and who will be defending his master's thesis for the Austere Critical Care programme.

Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Dr. Jørgen Melau from Norway, who has published research on cold weather medicine. They discuss the difficulties of operating in cold environments and the options available to keep a casualty warm.

This week, Aebhric talks with Ella Corrick, MD PhD, about her experiences working prehospital, on mountain rescue teams and her work with the College on the postgraduate faculty. They discuss the best way to treat blisters. Aebhric mentioned the Valkyrie Extraction System, which can be found here. https://www.britishrescue.com/pages/the-valkyrie-extraction-system

This week, Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Dan Taylor, who graduated from the CoROM Remote Paramedic programme and has deployed to Ukraine many times, as well as Iraq and other interesting places.

Dr Will Smith is a pillar in the wilderness medical community and military medicine. He has been part of the Wilderness Medical Society and the Special Operations Medicine Association. He recently joined the CoROM faculty and will teach the MSc Austere Critical Care.

This week, Aebhric talks with Darren Torpey who works on the search and rescue helicopter in NW Ireland. Darren is an alumnus of the Remote Paramedic programme and used his training to get a job on the SAR helicopters. He talks about his experience working in difficult and austere environments and how he uses prolonged field care daily.