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Laura McGladrey

Laura McGladrey, aka “Glad,” is a family and psychiatric nurse practitioner who specializes in emergency medicine, mental health and traumatic stress, especially in the wilderness and remote parts of the world. She has been an instructor with NOLS Wilderness Medicine since 1999.

Articles By Laura McGladrey

The 5 Components of Psychological First Aid

Wilderness First Responders need to know how to treat physical wounds. But it's also important to keep a patient's mental health in mind.