Wilderness medicine encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and medical conditions that may occur during activities in remote territories.
Wilderness Medicine Institute was created in 1990.
Medicine Lake Wilderness was created in 1976.
The area of Medicine Lake Wilderness is 45.997 square kilometers.
Wilderness medicine uses techniques to assess and treat a variety of conditions and injuries, including:
Activities that may require wilderness medicine include backpacking, cross-country skiing, mountaineering, white water rafting, scuba diving,
Wilderness medicine utilizes first aid techniques, but requires additional skills that take into account demanding environments, uncommon threats to health,
Wilderness Medicine Period of training in hospital
One highly recommended wilderness first aid book is "Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid" by William W. Forgey.
Shock is treated in the wilderness by maintaining an open airway for the patient to breathe, by treating any injuries such as bleeding wounds,
slow warming of exposed parts, preferably in heated water.
If spinal cord injuries are suspected, patients must be immobilized
A rule of thumb for the first steps of primary assessment, recommended by the Wilderness Medicine Institute, is the ABCDE procedure.