Dear EMIG-

In case you're interested in Wilderness Medicine and not already on the WHS
listserve, the WHS is hosting an Advanced Wilderness Life Support course in
December (details below). Please email Lauren ([log in to unmask]) if you
have any questions!

http://www.student.med.umn.edu/wms/awls.html


When: Dec. 18-22, 2007
Where: Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, MN
What: 17.5 hours of hands-on, practical wilderness medicine
Cost: $165 for AWLS certification plus $150 for food, lodging and
transportation on a coach bus) (BYO bedding, towels and winter play
gear)
Limit 75 (MD, RN, and PA doctoral/students or EMTs or Paramedics)

$165 Deposit due Oct. 15 (final deposit of $150 due Dec. 1)
Make checks out to: Wilderness Health Society
Address: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
CHIP Student Center
1-425 Moos Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Objectives:
-To provide a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical
professionals
-To teach patient assessment and treatment guidelines for life support
until definitive care or evacuation is available
-To train the provider in methods to manage medical and trauma
emergencies and urgencies in the wilderness when evacuation is
unavailable or unnecessary.
-To teach techniques and guidelines for evacuation

Schedule
Leave: 1pm Tue. 12/18 from the U of MN
Daily Schedule: 2-3 hours AM and 2-3 hours PM lecture/skills
Perks: lots of free time with expedition presentations and leadership
training in
evenings
Depart: 10am Sat. 12/22

Lecture Topics
Infectious Disease
 Lightning
 Medical Kits
 Medical Problems
Patient Assessment
 Submersion Injuries
 Water Disinfection and Purification
Wound and Musculoskeletal Injuries Management
 Animal, Insect, Arthropod, Marine Bites and Stings
 Avalanche
 Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Skin
 High Altitude Related Problems
 Hyperthermia
 Hypothermia & Frostbite

Practical Curriculum (small groups, outdoor setting)
•Assessment and scene safety
•C spine management
•Dislocations, fractures, traction, and splints
•Hypothermia wraps
•Life support scenarios
•Patient Packaging and Evacuation