Introduction to Wilderness Medicine - A Medical School Elective

Mark Pittman,Matthew Wilson,Trevor Slone

doi:10.5070/m551046555

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Introduction to Wilderness Medicine - A Medical School Elective

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Introduction to Wilderness MedicineA Medical School ElectiveMark A Pittman, MD*, Trevor Slone, DO* and Matthew Wilson, MD^Empty Line Calibri Size 12 Empty Line Calibri Size 12 ABSTRACTAudience: This curriculum provides a capstone experience for fourth year medical students, integrating aspects of the basic sciences and clinical skills in the care of wilderness medicine conditions.Length of Curriculum: The duration of this course is 2 weeks
Cerebral edema is a factor in severe acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), less certain in mild AMS
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), nitrous oxide (NO), and cytokines are all thought to play a role in the increased vascular permeability and loss of autoregulation of intracranial pressure

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Introduction to Wilderness MedicineA Medical School ElectiveMark A Pittman, MD*, Trevor Slone, DO* and Matthew Wilson, MD^Empty Line Calibri Size 12 Empty Line Calibri Size 12 ABSTRACTAudience: This curriculum provides a capstone experience for fourth year medical students, integrating aspects of the basic sciences and clinical skills in the care of wilderness medicine conditions.Length of Curriculum: The duration of this course is 2 weeks. Students split into smaller groups to complete two different orienteering courses, coordinateand bearing-based During this segment, the teacher will facilitate a discussion on the navigation principles in the pre-reading, focusing on compass use and map interpretation. You’ve been snorkeling with friends all day long, and as you’re exiting the water for the evening, you hear someone in your party scream, “Ouch, I think I just stepped on something.” He lifts his foot out of the water and you see numerous black thorn-like objects protruding from his foot. Secondary Survey: o S – “Oh man, that hurts so much!” o A – None o M – None o P – No past history o L – 2 hours ago meal, intermittent beer throughout the day o E – “We’ve been snorkeling all day It was great until I stepped on that stick. Last time I got a migraine and had to go down.”

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