Wilderness & Austere Environments

Blast Injuries: An Overview

Leave a Comment / Board Review, Resources, Reviews, Wilderness & Austere Environments / Kirra Paulus

Blast injuries can result from various scenarios, presenting complex mechanical trauma categorized into primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary types. Pediatric patients have unique vulnerabilities, and psychological impacts on victims and providers are significant. Effective trauma care must integrate mental health support while addressing specific injury mechanisms. These insights aid clinicians in managing blast incidents.

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Hypothermia Recap and Resources

Resources, Reviews, Wilderness & Austere Environments / Arman Hussain

Take Home Points Michael West, one of my favorite senior residents (back when he was a PGY-4), wrote an incredible review article on the management of hypothermia with a particular focus on severe hypothermia with and without a pulse. I regularly find myself going back to this article in preparation for the Winter months, and

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CHILL OUT, BRO!: ED Management of Hypothermia

Reviews, Wilderness & Austere Environments / Michael West

Whether it’s someone who spent too much time bobsledding in front of the Capital (a tradition protected by the official rules of the Capital grounds!) or an undomiciled individual with severe hypothermia due to a night spent outside, unprotected in the freezing weather, GW seems to experience the full range of presentations. In this post, we’ll break this down into each stage of hypothermia and their treatments, as well as some pearls for each presentation.

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