Vertical Medicine Resources

29/09/2021

https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-man-bit-by-bat-while-he-slept-dies-of-rabies-in-first-reported-case-since-1954/

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — In August, an 80-year-old man awoke to find a bat on his neck. A month later, he was diagnosed with rabies, the first case in Illinois since 1954, according to the …

24/04/2021

It's been said, "there is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer".. At VMR, we strongly support, teach, partner with volunteer mountain rescue agencies in helping them prep for the amazing vertical rescues they must perform. It is such an honor to watch them work together. These all-volunteer groups work tirelessly to bring home the lost....
Well, We are not the only one to be impressed with these great works. LAND ROVER USA has developed the "Defender Service Awards" to recognize the selfless labor of these great groups.
One of these groups of which we are particularly proud to work with is . They are officially finalists in the campaign. Take a look at the link and consider voting for this great team to help them in their project! Good Luck PMR. Climb hard, Climb safe!

Seven nonprofit organizations that defend their communities will each win a Defender 110 model, customized to help them serve. Learn more and enter, or refer a nonprofit you believe is capable of great things.

16/01/2021

https://apple.news/ADGOj3-gXRrOsxNuPXtH_Cg

Nepali climbers join forces to accomplish “impossible” first on world's second-tallest mountain.

11/12/2020

To present criteria that allow for accurate determination of death in mountain rescue situations, the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine convened a panel of mountain rescue doctors and a forensic pathologist. The recommendations are published in the December 2020 issue of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine [Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom); CME available for WMS members].

This article, along with the full issue, is now available online:
wemjournal.org/issue/S1080-6032(20)X0005-6

In addition, there are 3 other articles with CME credit available:
- Prehospital Use of Ketamine in Mountain Rescue: A Survey of Emergency Physicians of a Single-Center Alpine Helicopter-Based Emergency Service
- Athlete’s Heart in Elite Sport Climbers: Cardiac Adaptations Determined Using ECG and Echocardiography Data
- Emerging Tickborne Viral Infections: What Wilderness Medicine Providers Need to Know

Photo credit: iStock.com/ Michael Svoboda

06/10/2020

Our own Bryan Simon, help put together this NEW newsletter for the AAC. Check it out and get your 'dose!'

Announcing "The Prescription," a monthly newsletter from the editors and volunteers of Accidents in North American Climbing, made possible by adidas Outdoor USA.

https://americanalpineclub.org/prescription-1

29/07/2020

Interesting study here.
https://www.gymclimber.com/study-indicates-chalk-may-reduce-spread-of-covid-19/

16/05/2020

We are always looking for resources that help our friends and clients. Check out this FREE course on meteorology from Harvard University. Reading weather patterns is an essential skill for everyone from big mountain alpinists to weekend craggers! A great way to educate yourself for when we can all get back out climbing!

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

16/05/2020

If you've got some down time these days and aren't climbing, can we recommend you pick up a copy of our textbook ? Evidence-based medical skills for climbers, trekkers, and mountaineers, described as "thorough and must-have" by Climbing Magazine. Get your medical skills drilled down now for adventures to come!

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781581574449
Ping W. W. Norton & Company, The Countryman Press

A climbing medicine and wilderness first aid guidebook from a team of proven experts, Vertical Aid, Essential Wilderness Medicine for Climbers, Trekkers, and Mountaineers, Seth C Hawkins, R. Bryan Simon, J. Pearce Beissinger, Deb Simon, 9781581574449

15/05/2020

‪Got some free time during the pandemic and climbing still out? Use your time well and get some knot learning/review in!

https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/climbing-knots.html‬

Learn about different types of climbing knots, hitches and bends, and get tips on how to tie them.

06/05/2020

Wolters Kluwer Health is running a 30% off sale right now on Wilderness EMS. Of note, this puts the sale price about 20% below the Amazon price. If you or anyone you know has been interested in buying the textbook but has been held back by finances, if you have considered bulk orders for a program, or if you want a great price but want to avoid Amazon, now is a good time to consider buying.

To obtain sale price, go to hawkaerie.org/WEMSText and enter promo code WRL541R at time of purchase.

Ping Lippincott, Emergency Medicine News

14/04/2020

Nice summary of COVID-19 mountain rescue considerations from the UK's Mountain Rescue magazine. Also has a summary of the new ICAR suspension syndrome guidelines.

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/576166/

13/04/2020

Important message here from Wilderness Medical Society experts about errors in thinking of COVID-19 lung injury as analogous to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).

(SIDE NOTE: It is important to remember that, although somewhat glossed over in the dialogue here, there do appear to be some cardiac injury features to COVID-19).

COVID-19 lung injury is NOT HAPE. An erroneous theory gained media attention in the past few weeks, positing a relationship between high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and lung injury in COVID-19. A group of experts in high altitude medicine who are also caring for patients with COVID-19 correct this misconception; continued amplification of this message could have adverse effects on patient management so please help us spread the word. Information about why COVID-19 cannot be confused with or compared to treatment for high altitude pulmonary edema is available here: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ham.2020.0055