#29: Solar Water Disinfection, Hypothermia, Mountain Rescue, and Marine Medicine

Mar 2023

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org

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Part 1: Hypothermia Case

Darryl shares a recent hypothermia case handled at a tertiary care hospital using wilderness medicine techniques.

Gordon Giesbrecht podcast: https://soundcloud.com/wildernessmedicinepodcast/wem-podcast-march-2019

NEJM article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2207304

Part 2: Journal Club

Title: Evaluation of Escherichia coli Inactivation at High Altitudes Using Solar Water Disinfection

Authors: Kylie Van Hoesen, MD; William Mundo, MD, MPH; Savannah Mierau, BA; Camille J. Hochheimer, PhD; Lucas Eggers, BS; Steven Shaw, MS; Brian C. Russo, PhD; Elaine Reno, MD

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00197-1/fulltext

CME Available: https://wms.org/members

Part 2: Mountain Rescue

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00213-7/fulltext

Part 3: Marine Medicine

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00196-X/fulltext