
Wilderness Medicine Podcast
Stay current with new and noteworthy cutting-edge topics in wilderness medicine and adventure through the Wilderness Medicine Podcast, the official podcast of the Wilderness Medical Society. You won’t want to miss our engaging approach to discussing current articles from the Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal and highlighting adventures, programs, and other research related to this exciting field.
Latest episodes

Sep 5, 2017 • 58min
September 2017 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
WEML#7 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: The Life Aquatic: A Discussion on Scuba Diving Injuries
Host Darryl Macias, MD discusses scuba diving injuries with Wilderness & Environmental Medicine’s editor-in-chief, Neal Pollock, PhD. The interview took place during the 2017 WMS Meeting in Breckenridge, CO.
Part 2: Primer on Sunscreens
Host Darryl Macias, MD discusses sunscreens with Joe Alcock, MD.
Part 3: Journal Club Article Discussion
CME Available: wms.org/members
Article: Cervical Spine Alignment in Helmeted Skiers and Snowboarders with Suspected Head and Neck Injuries: Comparison of Lateral C-spine Radiographs Before and After Helmet Removal and Implications for Ski Patrol Transport
Authors: Jared Murray, BA; David A. Rust, MD
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2017.03.009
Presenter: David A. Rust, MD
Reviewer: Jacob Jensen, MD

Jun 9, 2017 • 46min
June 2017 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
WEML#6 Show Notes
CME available: wms.org/members
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 #1: Prophylactic Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Result in Equivalent Acute Mountain Sickness Incidence at High Altitude: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Authors: Nicholas C. Kanaan, Alicia L. Peterson, Matiram Pun, Peter S. Holck, Jennifer Starling, Bikash Basyal, Thomas F. Freeman, Jessica R. Gehner, Linda Keyes, Dana R. Levin, Catherine J. O’Leary, Katherine E. Stuart, Ghan B. Thapa, Aditya Tiwari, Jared L. Velgersdyk, Ken Zafren, Buddha Basnyat
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.12.011
Presenter: Buddha Basnyat, MD
Reviewer: Amy Biondich, MD
Part 2:
Host Darryl Macias, MD discusses the just-published special edition of WEM with guest editor Brad Bennett, PhD.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Transitioning Battlefield Lessons Learned to Other Austere Environments
Guest Editors: Brad Bennett, PhD; Frank Butler, MD; Ian Wedmore, MD
Volume 28, Number 2S, 2017
Articles discussed:
1. Bleeding Control Using Hemostatic Dressings: Lessons Learned
Author: Brad L. Bennett
DOI: TK
2. Treatment of Thoracic Trauma: Lessons from the Battlefield Adapted to All Austere Environments
Author: Lanny F. Littlejohn
DOI: TK
The full TCCC Guidelines can be found here: http://cotccc.com
News items discussed in this podcast:
• WMS Summer Conference registration: https://www.wms.org/conferences/Breck17/
• ISMM 2018 meeting: Save the date! November 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• 2nd International Master Course In Mountain Emergency Medicine: http://www.mastermedicinadimontagna.com/download/International-Master-Course-in-Mountain-Emergency-Medicine.pdf

Mar 1, 2017 • 42min
March 2017 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
WEML#5 Show Notes
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: Article discussion:
Article 1: Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Non-Avalanche Snow Burial Accidents
Christopher Van Tilburg, MD; Colin K. Grissom, MD; Ken Zafren, MD; Scott McIntosh, MD, MPH; Martin I. Radwin, MD; Peter Paal, MD; Pascal Haegeli, PhD; William “Will” R. Smith, MD; Albert R. Wheeler, MD; David Weber, FP-C; Bruce Tremper, MS; Hermann Brugger, MD
Presented by author Christopher Van Tilburg, MD
Reviewed by Jason Williams, MD
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.10.004
MORE WMS Guidelines:
SUPPLEMENT: WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR WILDERNESS EMERGENCY CARE—A 2014 UPDATE
http://www.wemjournal.org/issue/S1080-6032(14)X0002-5
Part 2: Bonus discussion: WEML host Darryl Macias and guest Joe Alcock discuss the following article from the March issue:
The Effects of a 36-Hour Mixed Task Ultraendurance Race on Mucosal Immunity Markers and Pulmonary Function.
David Bellar, PhD; Kellie A. Murphy, MS; Ritvik Aithal, BS; Greggory R. Davis, PhD; Tim Piper, MS
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.12.001
WMS News & Announcements: See WMS.ORG for more information.
• Registration for The Wilderness Medicine Conference and 34th WMS Annual Meeting is now open! This conference will be held in beautiful Breckenridge, CO July 27 - August 1. The conference has been designed to appeal to all austere medicine enthusiasts, novices to veterans, of diverse medical backgrounds. Enjoy a wide variety of lectures, small group sessions, workshops, research sessions, and social activities.
• Also, we are now accepting research abstract submissions for the conference. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the meeting, with a selection chosen for oral presentations. And, we have an exciting update for this year: One oral presentation will be selected for the 2017 WMS Outstanding Research Presentation Award ($500 cash award)! The deadline to submit is April 28.
• The WMS has several adventure courses that still have space available.
• Wilderness & Environmental Medicine is planning a special issue on Climate Change & Human Health. The journal is seeking manuscripts describing evidence-based scholarship evaluating human health and human health threats related to a changing environment. Accepted papers will be compiled in a special issue of the journal. The deadline for submissions is June 2017.

Dec 1, 2016 • 1h 1min
December 2016 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
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.

Aug 30, 2016 • 1h
September 2016 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
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: Thermoregulation During Extended Exercise in the Heat: Comparisons of Fluid Volume and Temperature.
Hailes WS, Cuddy JS, Cochrane K, Ruby BC
Presented by author Brent C. Ruby, PhD
Reviewed by Linda Sanders, MD
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.06.004
Article 2: HEMS in Alpine Rescue for Pediatric Emergencies
Taubenböck S, Lederer W, Kaufmann M, Kroesen G
Presented by author Wolfgang Lederer, MD
Reviewed by Bruno Durrer, MD
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.03.001
Part 2: Interviews from the World Congress of Mountain & Wilderness Medicine Telluride 2016 Conference:
Steve Roy
Peter Bartsch
Linda Keyes
Emmanuel Cauchy

Jun 7, 2016 • 59min
June 2016 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
CME available: http://wms.org/members
World Congress of Wilderness Medicine registration: http://wms.org/conferences/telluride
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
Articles:
1. Outdoor activity and high altitude exposure during pregnancy: a survey of 459 pregnancies
Presented by author Linda Keyes, MD
Reviewed by Darryl Macias, MD
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.010
2. Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Drowning
Presented by authors Justin Sempsrott, MD and Tracy Cushing, MD
Reviewed by Jay Gupta, MD
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.12.019
WMS Practice Guidelines soon to be available on: Wilderness Medicine Magazine: http://www.wms.org/magazine/
Case Reports:
1. Subtle Cognitive Dysfunction in Resolving High Altitude Cerebral Edema Revealed by a Clock Drawing Test
2. Lightning Strike in Pregnancy With Fetal Injury
3. Avalanche Survival After Rescue With the RECCO Rescue System: A Case Report
4. Fatal Honey Poisoning Caused by Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F in Southwest China: A Case Series
5. Corneal Opacity in a Participant of a 161-km Mountain Bike Race at High Altitude
6. Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite
7. Twostriped Walkingstick Targets Human Eye With Chemical Defense Spray
8. First Reported Case of Fatal Stinging by the Large Carpenter Bee Xylocopa tranquebarica
9. Snakebite by the Shore Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) Treated With Polyvalent Antivenom
10. Bitten by a Dragon

Feb 19, 2016 • 58min
March 2016 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live
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
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