ISSN-1059-65-18 Volume 27 Number 5 By Paul MacMillan, AEMT More and more seniors are hiking in the woods, which is simply a “walk in the woods.” You will find seniors walking along rugged trails, along riverbanks, through meadows, or on boardwalks over wetlands. You can find seniors recreating almost anywhere in the wilderness. To look […]
ISSN-1059-6518 MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT – 2014 Aka Triage – Are you hurt? By Paul MacMillan, AEMT Cover photo courtesy Dundar Sahin and AKUT I have been asked to write an article on triage and Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI). You might ask why are we writing an article on triage and MCI? Given the world we […]
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 27 Number 5 In previous editions of the WMNL, articles have been written on the various tickborne diseases. Over the past few years several important changes have occurred, and there have been several more illnesses added to the list. Tickborne Diseases: – Leading insect vectorborne diseases in USA. – 95% of all […]
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 27 Number 4 What is a Virus? What is a pandemic? Why do we care? By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh There are currently a lot of concerns about infectious disease and the risk of another worldwide pandemic. This is being driven by the current Ebola scare. Over the course of […]
