Healthline Blogs
Dr. Paul Auerbach is the world's leading outdoor health expert. His blog offers tips on outdoor safety and advice on how to handle wilderness emergencies.
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Jun 21 2012
Erythromelalgia
A picture is worth a thousand words. The excellent section “IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE” appears from time to time in the New England Journal of Medicine. I’m delighted when the topic chosen is one that’s relevant to outdoor or even wilderness ...
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Jun 18 2012
Drowning Update
A common summertime outdoor health topic is drowning. We can never do too much to prevent these tragic events. When they occur, prompt response with appropriate rescue and first aid measures can make all the difference between a tragic outcome ...
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Jun 13 2012
Vaccine Against Norwalk Virus
Norwalk virus is a norovirus that causes occasional and sometimes epidemic gastroenteritis (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea). There is currently not a vaccine against any norovirus infection or illness. In a recent issue of the New England Journa...
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Jun 07 2012
Headaches at High Altitude
On a recent trip to Mount Everest Basecamp, we encountered a number of medical situations. One stands out as being somewhat unique - so much that at some point we will write it up as a “case report” and submit it for consideration for publicatio...
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Jun 04 2012
Getting in Shape to Perform CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not trivial a exercise. It takes conditioning and coordination to be able to sustain the physical activity of compressing on someone’s chest 30 to 50 times per minute, and even more so if the victim is lar...
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May 24 2012
Osler Symposium
Although the following information is not strictly in the genre of outdoor medicine, I think it is important. This year marks the second Osler Symposium, entitled Doctoring in the 21st Century — Embracing the Challenge. I participated in last ...
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May 17 2012
Support for Ankle Sprains
Sprained ankles are the bane of existence for hikers, trekker, and joggers—indeed for most athletes or anyone who has the opportunity to twist a foot on an uneven service, stepping over a rock, or falling into a hole. The classic first aid trea...
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May 14 2012
Wilderness Medicine Newsletter
There is an excellent publication available entitled Wilderness Medicine Newsletter. I have been reading it for years and find it to be high quality, accurate, informative, and well written. You may check it out at http://www.wildernessmedicine...
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May 07 2012
Hand Injuries Not to Miss
Hand injuries are common in outdoor enthusiasts. Some of these injuries are easy to diagnose, and others are more difficult, usually because the signs and symptoms are subtle or because the examiner is inexperienced. Emergency physicians, such ...
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May 03 2012
Probiotics and Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Probiotics are live microorganisms that are purposefully ingested by humans to improve their health—the thought is that probiotics improve “digestive health.” The specific microorganisms are commonly of the genera Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium...
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