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Day 1

Introductions: Wilderness v. Urban Medicine
Shock and Chest Injury
Spinal Assessment and Management
Head Injury

Lunch

Focused Spine Assessment
Improvised Litter Construction and Packaging
Wilderness Wounds, Burn and Infection Management
Wilderness Fracture Management

Day 2

Wilderness Dislocations and Usable Musculoskeletal Injuries
Wilderness Scenario
Small Group Leadership, Teamwork and Communication
Hypothermia, Frostbite and Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Heat and Hydration

Lunch

Altitude Illness
The Medical Patient in the Wilderness
Wilderness Medical Legal Issues and Closure

 
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