What a strange species of animal we are. It appears that we don’t quite understand where or how we fit into the nature of things. Every animal species has a specific environmental niche that it is designed to fit into. Each species seems to prefer certain climates and specific ecologic zones and has preferences for […]
More and more individuals are responding to long-term rescue efforts around the world. Whether the disasters are caused by nature or man, rescuers responding to these far-off places need to know how to take care of themselves from the moment they land, to the time they return home. March/April 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18 Number 2
January/February 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18 Number 1 Free Radicals and Free Radical Scavengers by R.X. Daley, PharmD In the portion of this issue’s feature article discussing immersion foot, the treatment section mentioned that it may be helpful to use drugs that are “free radical scavengers” such as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or allopurinol. So, the […]
In the last issue of the this newsletter we bashed the myths about hypothermia and frostbite and reported on their physiology and the treatment options for the backcountry traveller. Hypothermia and frostbite are the marquee cold weather bad guys and they can be life threatening. In this issue we will explore the supporting cast, another […]
