Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

Our outdoor adventures take us to all parts of the world.  Which immunization are needed to keep us safe?  How you decide might surprise you. 

Have you ever wondered what to do if a tooth is knocked out on a back country trip? What do you do if a person gets a toothache or a filling falls out in the backcountry?  In this lecture, Dr. Paul Schmutz gives answers to these and other lessons on dental problems in the wilderness. 

Out of of tragedy comes the story of the creation of a new and safer kayak helmet.

On a hot June day while floating the Colorado River,  a 38 year old lady, with no medical problems, needed help to step off of a river raft.  She then collapsed on the beach.  What could have caused this? This podcast reviews the wilderness medicine issues surrounding this case.

After decades of research, a malaria vaccine is being tested in children.  Listen as this podcasts talks about this exciting new development. 

Do you have your emergency nutritional kit ready to go?  Listen as nutrition professor Kary Woodruff answers this and other important questions in the second installment of nutrition in the wilderness. 

Have you ever thought about what you should be eating and drinking when you go off into the wilderness?  Listen to nutrition professor, Kary Woodruff talk about the fundamentals of wilderness nutrition.  

Ultrasound is essential in hospital medicine, but can it be used in wilderness and austere settings?  What are the advantages and what are the challenges of bringing ultrasound into the backcountry? Listen as  Nicholas Weinberg, MD, Johndavid (Jd) Storn, MD and Jennifer Wray from the Emergency Medicine Department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock discuss this exciting topic. 

A cliff, a patient, unknown location and confusing symptoms.  This is an instructive story of a recuse high in the Wasatch Mountains, told by Dan Hadley of Salt Lake County Sherriff Search and Rescue. 

How do you go about looking for someone who is lost of injured in the backcountry?  For example, knowing the last known position of a person is essential.  This podcasts talks about the basics of search techniques.