#41: Lessons from the Field and the Literature

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

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Part 1: Darryl discusses the current WEM article Acceptance of Risk and Confidence Assessing Avalanche Terrain and Conditions: A Large Cross-Sectional Study through the lens of the current avalanche events.

Link to article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251368754

Part 2: Journal Club

Title: Environmental Exposures and Risks During Pregnancy

Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241248626

CME available for WMS members: https://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Journal-Quizzes/CME-Dashboard.aspx?hkey=99763cb0-f207-4ac9-9f5b-0c08e3f65938

Part 3: Discussion with Marcello Noria regarding the November 2025 blizzard in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Part 4: Update on Mount Aconcagua with Aaron Brillhart.

Climber Mortality on Mount Aconcagua, 2013–2024

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032251330534

Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)

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Music credit: “Tren al Sur” by Los Prisioneros