WEM Clinical Practice Guidelines - 2019 Update

The WMS is pleased to publish an update to our clinical practice guidelines. To read the updates, please check the issue.

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When absolute certainty may not be possible: Criteria for determination of death by mountain rescue teams
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Patients with exercise-related hyponatremia advised to "drink to thirst"
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Wilderness Medical Society issues important new clinical practice guidelines
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Unique report details the dermatological progression and effective treatment of a severe jellyfish sting
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Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not
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About WEM

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM), the official journal of the Wilderness Medical Society, is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to original scientific and technical contributions on the practice of medicine defined by isolation, extreme natural environments, and limited access to medical help and equipment. Sampling of topics covered: high altitude and climbing; hypothermia and cold-induced injuries; drowning and near-drowning; hazardous plants, reptiles, insects, and marine animals; animal attacks; search and rescue, etc.

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  • Effect of a face mask on respiratory water loss during sleep in cold conditions

    Alan E. Rosen, Jonathan M. Rosen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1995)006[0189:EOAFMO]2.3.CO;2
    Vol. 6, Issue 2, p189–195
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  • Deaths resulting from animal attacks in the United States

    Ricky L. Langley, William E. Morrow
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0008:DRFAAI]2.3.CO;2
    Vol. 8, Issue 1, p8–16
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    Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia: 2019 Update

    Jennifer Dow, Gordon G. Giesbrecht, Daniel F. Danzl, Hermann Brugger, Emily B. Sagalyn, Beat Walpoth, Paul S. Auerbach, Scott E. McIntosh, Mária Némethy, Marion McDevitt, Robert B. Schoene, George W. Rodway, Peter H. Hackett, Ken Zafren, Brad L. Bennett, Colin K. Grissom
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2019.10.002
    Vol. 30, Issue 4, S47–S69
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  • The epidemiology of mountaineering and rock climbing accidents

    L.C. Schussman, L.J. Lutz, R.R. Shaw, C.R. Bohnn
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1580/0953-9859-1.4.235
    Vol. 1, Issue 4, p235–248
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  • Candirú: Amazonian parasitic catfish

    J.L. Breault
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1580/0953-9859-2.4.304
    Vol. 2, Issue 4, p304–312
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