#32: Finger Strength Training and Wilderness Medicine Interviews

Dec 2023

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

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Part 1: Journal Club: A Finger in the Game: Sport-Specific Finger Strength Training and Onset of Injury

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00110-2/fulltext

CME Available for WMS members. [TO COME]

Part 2: Darryl Macias’s on-location interview with Drs. Nicolás Mena and Martin Musi at the Chile Summer DiMM Program

Part 3: Fred Bossert interviews WMS committee leaders Drs. Jesse Gehner and Justin Gardner.

#31: Wilderness Rescue and Sustained Muscle Protein Synthesis

Sept 2023

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

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Part 1: Article Discussion: Wilderness Rescue of a Hiker with Multiple Trapped Limbs by a Combined Wilderness and Urban Rescue Team Using High-Pressure Airbags

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00098-4/fulltext

Part 2: Journal Club

Title: Alaska Backcountry Expeditionary Hunting Promotes Sustained Muscle Protein Synthesis

Authors:

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00093-5/fulltext

CME Available for WMS members here. [TO COME]

Part 3: Summaries of the episode in Spanish, French, and Italian.

Music credits:

Thalia - Amor A La Mexicana (Emilio Mix, Banda)

La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong

Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano - Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack

Hariyo Bhannu, Raju Lama, Tara Shreesh Magar, Miruna Magar (All Music Nepal)

#30: Portable Ultrasound and a Deep Dive into Diving Med

Jun 2023

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

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Part 1: Journal Club

Title: Comparison of Commonly Carried Liquids Against Commercial Ultrasound Gel for Use in the Backcountry Setting

Authors: Jennifer N. Wray, BA; Zachary P. Soucy, DO; Nicholas J. Daniel, DO; Nicholas E. Weinberg, MD; G. Michael Krauthamer, MD; Sarah C. Crockett, MD; Catherine C. Pollack, PhD; Johndavid M. Storn, MD

Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00220-4/fulltext

CME Available for WMS members at wms.org.

Part 2: A deep dive into diving medicine and high-altitude medicine and a primer on radio communications

Part 3: NEW THIS EPISODE! A summary of the episode is offered in English, Spanish, and French!

#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

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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

#28: Avalanche Safety and Toxinology

Dec 2022

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

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Part 1: Journal Club

Title: Perceptions Among Backcountry Skiers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avalanche Safety and Backcountry Habits of New and Established Skiers

Authors: Esteban A. Valle, MD; Andrew P. Cobourn, BS; Spencer JH. Trivitt, BS; Jordy Hendrikx, PhD; Jerry D. Johnson, DA; David C. Fiore, MD

DOI: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00145-4/fulltext

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

Part 2: Toxinology Discussion

Darryl interviews WEM’s senior toxinology editor, Dr. Scott Weinstein, and assistant toxinology editor, Dr. Michael Levine.

Toxinology special section available in the December 2022 journal: https://www.wemjournal.org/issue/S1080-6032(22)X0005-7

Credits: Mike Austin and avalanchegeeks.com, and “avalanche avoiding kung fu.”

Sept 2022

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

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Part 1: Journal Club

Title: Intranasal Fentanyl for On-the-Hill Analgesia by Ski Patrol

Authors: Tierra V. Lynch, BA; Peter W. Callas, PhD; Timothy D. Peterson, MD; Sarah M. Schlein, MD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.05.003

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

Part 2: Author interview

Darryl interviews Dr. Claude Maillaud about the current WEM article, Tiger Shark Attack on a Scuba Diver in New Caledonia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.04.003

Part 3: Dr. Russ Reinbolt interviewed by Dr. Nicholas Weiss

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

WMP #26: VTE and Telemedicine

June 2022

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

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Part 1: Journal Club

Title: Travel-Associated Venous Thromboembolism

Authors: Isla McKerrow Johnson, Joseph Shatzel, Sven Olson, Tovah Kohl, Andrew Hamilton, Thomas G. DeLoughery

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.02.004

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

Part 2

Chris Davis, author of current WEM paper The Intersection of Telemedicine and Wilderness Care: Past, Present, and Future, discusses tech's place in the wilderness.

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

Please note: At approximately 26:45, there is a portion of updated audio to reflect the more commonly accepted dosing of IV epinephrine: diluting 1 mg of epinephrine in 10 cc of NS and giving 0.5 to 1 mL at a time. The technique and concentration in the edited audio are now also consistent with the published clinical practice guidelines.

#25: Anaphylaxis and Everest

March 2022

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

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Part 1: Journal Club

Title: Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Anaphylaxis

Authors: Flavio G. Gaudio, David E. Johnson, Kelly DiLorenzo, Arian Anderson, Martin Musi, Tod Schimelpfenig, Drew Leemon, Caroline Blair-Smith, Jay Lemery

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2021.11.009

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

Presenters: Flavio G. Gaudio, David E. Johnson

Reviewer: Darryl Macias

Part 2: Discussion topics

• Darryl brings Ken Zafren onto the podcast to discuss the utility of “space blankets” in the wilderness medicine setting. See the article by Zafren et al, Prehospital Use of Ultrathin Reflective Foils, published in the March 2022 issue of WEM: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2021.11.006

• Darryl gives an update on the Khumbu Climbing Center and introduces us to the Full Circle Everest Expedition, the first Black climbing team attempting to summit Everest.

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

December 2021 - Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Live

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

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Journal Club

Title: Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States

Authors: Benjamin M. Ho, Hillary E. Davis, Joseph D. Forrester, Johnathan M. Sheele, Taylor Haston, Linda Sanders, Mary Caroll Lee, Stephanie Lareau, Michael Caudell, Christopher B. Davis

DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.09.001

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

Presenter: Benjamin M. Ho

Reviewer: Darryl Macias

Discussion topic

Darryl discusses why he believes that wilderness medicine is extinct.

September 2021 - Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Live

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

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Journal Club

Title: Comparison of Radiographic, Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Retained Stingray Barb: A Cadaveric Study

Authors: Taylor A. Docter, Lauren B. Altschuh, Anthony J. Medak, Christine B. Chung, Karen B. Van Hoesen, Christanne H. Coffey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2021.03.012

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Presenters: Taylor A. Docter, Christanne H. Coffey

Reviewer: Darryl Macias

Discussion topic

Darryl discusses drowning – current literature, WMS guidelines, and more.