Case Study: An Abandoned Patient High in the Alpine
After a strenuous hike, you and your team find a tent just off the trail at 11,300 ft. You call out, “Hello, is anyone in the tent? This is search ...
After a strenuous hike, you and your team find a tent just off the trail at 11,300 ft. You call out, “Hello, is anyone in the tent? This is search ...
Test your wilderness medicine skills to see how you would respond to this first-aid scenario.
To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
At 6:30 in the morning some of your participants come and tell you that their tentmate is complaining of abdominal pain. As the WFR-trained course ...
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To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
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To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
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Take this wilderness medicine quiz to find out what you really know about the symptoms and treatment for altitude illness.
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