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Podcast: The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Episode: #242 Wilderness Medicine: Prepare for Disaster
Description: Explore the essentials of Wilderness Medicine and prepare yourself for austere environments as we discuss Altitude Sickness, Frostbite, Animal Bites, Thermoregulation, Wound Care and the proper way to apply a tourniquet.
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Thinking about outdoor escapes and vacations now more than ever? Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Thomas DeLoughery @Bloodman (Oregon Health & Science University) takes us through the fascinating, and at times chilling, world of Wilderness Medicine. This episode will empower you to explore the great outdoors as safely as possible. We discuss the breadth of wilderness medicine, multiple unique clinical entities encountered in austere en...