A wilderness medical emergency is a medical emergency that takes place in a wilderness or remote setting affinitive care (hospital, clinic, etc.). Such...
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symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible wilderness medical emergency. Arthropod bites and stings Appendicitis (leading to peritonitis)...
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An wilderness emergency medical technician is an emergency medical technician that is better equipped than other licensed healthcare providers, who typically...
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sub-specialties as well as responding to emergencies. One modern definition of wilderness medicine is "medical care delivered in those areas where fixed...
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Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment...
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Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are people who are specially trained to provide out-of-hospital care in medical emergencies, typically before the...
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Frostbite (redirect from Frostbite (medical condition))
Imray, CH; Johnson, EL; Dow, J; Hackett, PH; Wilderness Medical, Society. (December 2014). "Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention...
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An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. EMTs are most commonly found...
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a wide variety of wilderness medical providers who deal with medical emergencies that occur in wilderness settings. While wilderness first responder can...
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Heat exhaustion (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
Contacting emergency medical services if their situation does not improve rapidly or worsens If an individual with heat exhaustion receives medical treatment...
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Hyponatremia (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
Rosner, MH (Sep 2013). "Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for treatment of exercise-associated hyponatremia". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine...
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Sweden), emergency physicians/anaesthetists are also part of the emergency medical service. They are dispatched together with emergency medical technicians...
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Hypothermia (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
"Hypothermia and other cold-related morbidity emergency department visits: United States, 1995-2004". Wilderness Environ Med. 19 (4): 233–7. doi:10.1580/07-WEME-OR-104...
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Wilderness diarrhea Travel medicine Wilderness medical emergency List of wilderness medical emergencies "Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship - Official Home...
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Snakebite in Latin America (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
myoglobinuria, neuromuscular paralysis, and kidney damage. Other genera of medical importance include Bothriechis (palm vipers), which are of arboreal habits...
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120 for medical in China). Calls made to emergency services to report emergencies are called calls for service. The availability of emergency services...
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Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency medicine...
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Epidemiology of snakebites (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
R. L. (2007). "Snakes of Medical Importance in India: Is the Concept of the "Big 4" Still Relevant and Useful?". Wilderness and Environmental Medicine...
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Paramedic (redirect from Emergency medical technician paramedic)
professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital....
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Expedition medicine (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
and government expeditions. Some medical governing bodies consider expedition medicine as a field within wilderness medicine, whilst others considered...
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Snakebite (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
"North American Venomous Reptile Bites". Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies. 3: 680–709. Thorpe RS, Wüster W, Malhotra...
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Dehydration (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
present (the patient is incapable of standing upright or thinking clearly), emergency attention is required. Fluids containing a proper balance of replacement...
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The Wilderness Medical Society was created on 15 February 1983 by three physicians from California, United States — Dr. Paul Auerbach, Dr. Ed Geehr, and...
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medicine Ultrasound Wilderness medicine Emergency telephone number Emergency medical services Ambulance Emergency medical dispatch Medical Priority Dispatch...
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Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) is a US based, non-profit certification organization for pre-hospital emergency medical providers that...
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Drowning (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
JR; Hawkins SC (2016). "Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Drowning". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine...
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Snake venom (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
polydamas, Papilionidae) that eat tree leaves (Aristolochia trilobata). Emergency snake medicines are obtained by chewing a three-inch piece of the root...
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Cold shock response (category Wilderness medical emergencies)
"Cold Water Immersion Syndrome and Whitewater Recreation Fatalities". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 30 (3): 321–327. doi:10.1016/j.wem.2019.03.005...
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List of EMS provider credentials (category Emergency medical services in the United States)
Tactical Responder WEMT - Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician WFR - Wilderness First Responder WP-C - Certified Wilderness Paramedic List of nursing...
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The Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship (CWEMSE) is an out-of-hospital medical training for 4th year medical students and resident physicians interested...
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