Just ask anyone in the medical profession, and they’ll tell you that medicine is constantly evolving. Don’t worry—WMI’s Curriculum Updates will help you keep up. When we hear about interesting stories, pertinent facts, or new teaching tips, you’ll be the first to know.

These updates appear on an as-needed basis. And all of the information is presented within the context of the WMI curriculum on things you need to know if you work in wilderness medicine.

From controlling curriculum drift, to correcting medical rumors or highlighting current research, you can count on WMI’s Curriculum Updates to keep you "in the know."

Blogs

Wilderness Medicine Blogs

WMI Curriculum Director Tod Schimelpfenig writes a wilderness medicine blog at www.outdoored.com.

• Epinephrine roundtable
• Splinting
• Disinfect, or drink?
• Immersion Foot
• Treatment Principles
• Hands Only CPR
• Wilderness Medicine Research
• Medical Decisions
• NOLS Incident Data Paper Published
• Lightning in the Mountains
• It's Hot in the Mountains!
• What is Wilderness Medicine?
• Two People in a Sleeping Bag
• A Dislocation Tale
• Defining Hypothermia

Medicine for the Outdoors

Paul Auerbach MD is Clinical Professor of Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, a founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society.

• Medicine for the Outdoors

WMI Blog

Updates from our upcoming WEMT course.

• The WMI of NOLS Blog

WMI Practice Tests

• Wilderness First Responder Practice Test

WMI Case Studies

• Ankle Sprain in a Rock Climber
• Hypothermia and Falling Through Thin Ice
• Shock vs. Stress
• Possible Spine and Head Injury – When to use a Wilderness Protocol
• Acute Abdominal Pain in the Wilderness

Resources Created By WMI Grads

• WMI Acronym List (pdf)
• SOAP Note (pdf)
• Darin Banner's SOAP Incident Form (pdf) print front to back
• WFR Cheat Sheet (pdf)
• Altitude Journal (pdf)

Wilderness Medicine Articles

By Tod Schimelpfenig

• Recent Curriculum Updates
• WMI Curriculum Enrichment - Medical Decision-Making (pdf)
• Wilderness Medicine - Practices and Protocols Out On A Limb?(pdf)
• Non-Freezing Cold Injury – Immersion Foot
• Sun Bumps

By Buck Tilton

• As the Stomach Churns
• Backache: Shape Up...Or Be Carried Out
• Burns: Young Women and Fire
• Camp Hygiene
• Closed-Head Injury: Sorry, There's No Room Left
• First On Scene
• Hot Days and Hot Heads: Understanding Heat Illness
• Hydration: The Wiwu Principle
• Name Your Poison
• Open Wounds
• Sprained Ankle Management
• The Joints Most Kneedy
• The Stuff of Endurance
• UV and You: Sunshine and Safe Skin
• Winter Worries: It Ain't Just the Cold