A podcast for people who provide good care in challenging places. Designed for providers of medical care in RAW (remote, austere, and wilderness) environments.
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The old ‘orange man’ graphic is misleading @ReadyPWC. Use this one from @RAWMedic. It addresses: 1) No sweat does not indicate heat stroke; 2) Altered mental status is the cardinal sign of heat stroke; 3) Specific heat stroke care = Cold water immersion. #HeatSafety
ALT Evidence based guide to heat stress. Heat exhaustion symptoms include nausea, fatigue, dizziness, weakness and rapid pulse. Seek shade, drink cool fluids and rest. Heat stroke symptoms include seizures, agitation, confusion, slurred speech and loss of consciousness. Treatement for heat stroke is immersion or dousing in cold water and calling 9 1 1. Only some of these signs or symptoms may be present but altered mental status is the cardinal sign of heat stroke. The presence or absence of sweat on skin is irrelevent. For more information visit www.rawmedicine.org
Summer's officially started! One way to be prepared during the warm weather is to understand the warning signs of heat illness, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Find more information on heat safety at pwcva.gov/department/office-… 🥵😎 #ReadyPWC
Chris Davis MD joins us here to discuss medical direction for WEMS & SAR, what medical directors do & who is qualified for the role, & the paradox that non-regulated responders such as first aiders/WFRs may actually be most in need of medical directors. rawmedicine.org/episodes/f/e…
We've been back in the shop and have a great new episode coming your way shortly... standby for a great dialogue dropping here soon!
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Carolina Wilderness EMS Seminar & Summit are Sep 15 (Seminar), 16-17 (Summit). Premier trainings w/ rock star instructor cadre & in-depth exposure to SAR & wilderness EMS. Registration open! #wildmed @WildMedSociety #medtwitter
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#RAWMedicinePodcast Episode 16 has dropped: #painmanagement in the austere environment with @ResusPadawan Dr. Michael Lauria! rawmedicine.org/episodes/f/e… #pain #analgesia #wildmed #wildernessmedicine #WEMS #EMS #emergencymedicine @UNM_MountainMed @hawkvox @DownToFifer #RAWMedic16
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Hey, they are still awesome transport tools for short distances! It’s just they are an extrication tool for short movement, not a medical tool for immobilization. Rock on, @LEGO_Group rescue heroes! @WildMedSociety @lippincott
RAW Medicine retweeted
WRMC ~ Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course Pre-Conference Workshop
Oct. 18th & 19th - 8a-5p in Burlington, VT.
Attend both or just the Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course.
WEMSMDC sign up: forms.gle/hQcsEA7du7u9xGyi8
WRMC Schedule & Registration: bit.ly/3zOgX8H
In our latest episode, we're joined by Dr. Michelle Curry, the new National Medical Director for the US Forest Service EMS program. Take a listen & learn about LEMAs, White Cards, NWCG, similarities/differences btwn USFS and Natl Park Service EMS, & more!
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Thanks @downtofifer for sharing this great #heatexhaustion & #heatstroke guide! It’s important to know what to look for & how to immediately begin treatment.
Do you & your team have a #coolingplan in place polarskin.com
#polarskin #extremeheat #savinglives
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@14News can we please utilize evidence based descriptions of heat stroke? The presence or absence of sweating literally means nothing and is a dangerous myth. Altered mental status is the defining element of heat stroke. @DownToFifer @RAWMedic
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A friend has mad it his life's work to change this image. Sweat may not be connected to stroke.
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Heat stroke is a medical emergency and can occur whether or not skin is dry. The cardinal sign of heat stroke is altered mental status. Learn how to identify heat stroke vs heat exhaustion + treatment tips with this graphic from @hawkvox & @DownToFifer #ndptc #HeatSafety
ALT Evidence-based guide to heat stress: Heat exhaustion symptoms: nausea, fatigue, dizziness, weakness, rapid pulse. Heat exhaustion treatment: seek shade, drink cool fluids and rest. Heat Stroke symptoms: seizures, agitation, confusion slurred speech and loss of consciousness. Heat Stroke Treatment: immerse or douse in cold water and call 911! Altered mental status is the cardinal sign of heat stroke. The absence or presence of sweat on skin is irrelevant.
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Had a phenomenal conversation with @hawkvox , @NOLSedu Tod Schimelpfenig and @wildmed David Johnson about WFA/WFR and what's really going on with standards and regulations there.
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Great article here. To help emphasize these #heatillness lessons, the @RAWMedic team including @acepnow member/#FACEP @hawkvox) made this #heatstress infographic. Be safe this summer! @DownToFifer @emergencydocs #heatexhaustion #heatstroke @NOLSedu @Landmarklearn #summersafety
As temperatures rise and people spend more time outdoors, it's important to be aware of the dangers of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and exhaustion.
Learn how to #KnowWhenToGo to the ER with these tips from physicians: emergencyphysicians.org/arti…
¡Se acerca el verano! Esto la infografía de estrés por calor de @RAWMedic muestra la identificación basada en evidencia y la diferenciación del agotamiento por calor y la insolación. ¡Por favor comparte! Para una discusión más detallada: rawmedicine.org/episodes/f/e… #MedTwitter
#Summer is on the way! This @RAWMedic #heatstress #infographic shows evidence-based ID and differentiation of #heatexhaustion and #heatstroke. Please share! For more detailed discussion: rawmedicine.org/episodes/f/e… #medtwitter @hawkvox @DownToFifer @WildMedSociety @EMNews #Foamed
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In 2018, @WEMSText became 1st #EMS textbook arguing against any requisite immobilization in #spinaltrauma. Cool to see @WildMedSociety & @NREMT working in this space too. Here in @RAWMedic podcast, #WEMS3 @DownToFifer & #WEMSEditor @hawkvox analyze these changes. @lippincott
Did you know @NREMT no longer includes spinal immobilization (SI) on their skills exam, or that @WildMedSociety published updated guidelines for #spinaltrauma discouraging any out-of-hospital SI?
@DownToFifer & @hawkvox break it down in our 12th episode! rawmedicine.org/episodes/f/e…
