Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
This is wilderness medicine education from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Utah. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. Log onto: www.wildmedu.org for more information.
Malaria Breakthrough: A Vaccine for Hope
Struggling to Breathe: The SIPE Phenomenon
Backcountry Rx: Essential Antibiotics for Your First Aid Kit
Danger in the Water: Eyes on Acanthamoeba
Paws on the Trail: Hiking Safely with Your Dog
Bug Off: Protecting Your Pup from Insect Troubles
Breaking the Surface: Update on Drowning Treatment Guidelines
Gut Check: Ischemic Colitis in Outdoor Endurance Athletes
Desert Dust: Understanding Valley Fever
How Do You Know You Made a Good Decision?
Surprising Rash: Fruits with a Bite
Danger in the Water: Scary Lake Powell
Hooked on Fishing - Common and Little Known Fishing Injuries
Dangerous Dark Urine
Feeding Hope: Nutrition for Children in the Philippines
The Zombie Fungus
Goodbye to Benadryl - Hello to the New Antihistamines
Falling Risks: Camping Hazards Under Trees
Tularemia: The Science Behind the Infection
Rare but Real - Three Emerging Viruses
Typhus - What You Need to Know
Chiggers - the Mysterious Tiny Biter
Bear Sprays - Spray and Survive
Periodic Breathing at Altitude
Wilderness as Medicine: Smells and Dementia
Into the Slot: The Medicine of Canyoneering
Is Water the Solution?
Danger in the Water: Flesh Eating Bacteria
Hiking in the Amazon Rainforest
Periods in the Wilderness
Penguin Tales: Antarctic Expedition Medicine
The Heart at Altitude
The Trifecta of Outdoor Eye Disease
The West Nile Virus
Trekking Poles - Ski Poles for Hiking
Danger in the Water: Cyanobacteria - Blue Green Algae
Leg Cramps - The Debilitating Mysterious Leg pain
Electrifying Insights: An Update on Lightning
Drowning - An Important Update
Zika Virus - the Silent Disease that Causes Birth Defects
Cryptosporidium - the Ruiner of Your Backcountry Trip
Giardia and its Foul Smelling Disease
Wilderness As Medicine
Overcoming MS
What Ticks Put in Us
STARI or LYME
Doggie Giardia
The PFD and Me
Case Study: A Tree and a Broken Leg
The Goose's Foot and Other Knee Problems
Worms in our Body - Pork
On a Slippery Slope - All About Ice Climbing
Not On Thin Ice
Winter Vomiting Disease - Norovirus
Nature Deficit Disorder
Things that Sting Us - Part 3: Murder Hornets
The Story of WILS Foundation
Chilling Wind - The Wind Chill Factor
Case Study: 359 Foot Fall in the Tetons
Things that Sting Us - Part 2: Killer Bees
We need your help.
Wilderness Medicine in the Alps
Let's Wrap it Up - All About Bandages and Dressings
Its All About Sitting - The Essentials of Bike Seats
Burning Eyes in the Outdoors
In the Snow! Snowboarding
Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine
Update: Closing in on Malaria
Coming to the USA
Update: Dengue News
Quit 2: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
Danger in the Water: Chilblains-Those Pesky LIttle Sores
Quiz 1: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
Danger in the Water: Trench Foot
Saddle Up: Horseback Riding in the Wilderness
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Things that Sting Us - Part 1: Fire Ants
Danger in the Water: Amoeba in the Brain
Protein and Energy Bars: Which one is right for you?
Sunscreens -What you need to know!
Getting Ready
Caffeine or Not to Caffeine, That is the Question
Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 2
Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 1
Update: Something's Fishy
Update: Heartland and its Dangerous Companion Babesiosis
Adventure: Struggling to the Summit of Aconcagua
Update: Best Solutions for the Knocked Out Tooth
Adventure: The Ultra Runner
Update: 'Kneed' Ski Bindings?
Ouch
This Ability not Disability in the Wilderness
The Climbers Weight
Update: RICE and MEAT
Chocolate Milk and the Metabolic Window
Alone But Never Alone
Adventure: Climbing to the Top
Update: Don't Touch that Bat!
Adventure: Above the Clouds
Adventure: The King of Peaks
These Things Suck
Searching for Alpha Gal
Common Climbing Injuries
Evacuation
Adventure: The Epic First Ascent of Mt. Hunter's South Face
Update: Frostbite Treatment
Case Study: Rescue from the Bugaboos
Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness
Adventure: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Incident Command in Searching for a Lost Person
Wilderness Medical Kits: Part 1
The Law and Wilderness Medicine
Infectious Disease: Diarrhea
Immunizations Typically Needed for Travel
Dental Issues in the Wilderness
Case Study: The Creation of a New Kayak Helmet
Case Study: Passed Out on a Hot Beach
Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 2
Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 1
Ultrasound Use in the Wilderness
Case Study: Rescue at Lake Blanche
Search Techniques
Lost Person Behavior
Case Study: Rescue on Lone Peak
Wilderness Safety for SAR Teams
Schistosomiasis
Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika
Malaria
Ticks
Parasites
Reducing the Risk of Mosquito Exposure
Diarrhea in a Returning Traveler
Fever in the Returning Traveler
Stream Crossing
Clothing for the Backcountry
Flash Floods
Foot Problems in the Backcountry
Backpacks, Trekking Poles and Back Pain
Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries
Children in the Wilderness: Basic Principles
Wilderness Medical Kits Part 2
Eye Injuries
Drowning and Water Safety
Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 2
Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 1
Dive Medicine
Frostbite, Frostnip, Chilblains, Immersion Foot
Heat Stroke
Wound Management: Dressing a Wound
Wound Management: Blister Care and Wound Ointments
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 2
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 1
Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees
Bites and Stings: Bears and Snakes
Lightning
Wilderness Dermatology
Water Treatment
Avalanche