#29: Solar Water Disinfection, Hypothermia, Mountain Rescue, and Marine Medicine
March 2023
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A recent hypothermia case is shared; the journal club article Evaluation of Escherichia coli Inactivation at High Altitudes Using Solar Water Disinfection is discussed along with two additional journal articles: Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Search and Rescue in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, Canada, from 1995 to 2020 and Emergency Management Strategies and Antimicrobial Considerations for Nonmammalian Marine Vertebrate Penetrating Trauma in North America, the Caribbean, and Hawaii: A Review Article.
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#28: Avalanche Safety and Toxinology
December 2022
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The journal club article Perceptions Among Backcountry Skiers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avalanche Safety and Backcountry Habits of New and Established Skiers is discussed with author David C. Fiore; WEM's toxinology editors discuss the journal's special section on toxinology, published in the December 2022 issue.
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#27: Fentanyl, Sharks, and Ultradoc Russ Reinbolt
September 2022
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Darryl and lead author Tierra Lynch discuss the journal club article Intranasal Fentanyl for On-the-hill Analgesia by Ski Patrol; Darryl interviews Dr. Claude Maillaud about the current WEM article, Tiger Shark Attack on a Scuba Diver in New Caledonia; and we wrap up with a motivational interview with ER doc and 5-time Badwater 135 finisher Dr. Russ Reinbolt, interviewed by UNM fellow Dr. Nicholas Weiss.
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#26: VTE and Telemedicine
June 2022
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Journal Club: Author Tom DeLoughery discusses his review article Travel-Associated Venous Thromboembolism and gives listeners some evidence-based, low-risk prophylactic measures to pack with them on their next flight. Discussion topic: Chris Davis, author of The Intersection of Telemedicine and Wilderness Care: Past, Present, and Future, discusses tech's place in the wilderness.
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#25: Anaphylaxis and Everest
March 2022
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Journal Club: Authors Flavio G. Gaudio and David E. Johnson discuss the new Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Anaphylaxis. 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; 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.
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