A crush injury occurs when part of the body is trapped between two solid objects and subjected to enough force to “crush” the tissues. The resulting injury can cause damage to the skin, supporting soft tissues, muscles, nerves, vasculature, and bones. The severity of the crush injury is dependent upon the forces involved, the quantity of tissue damaged, and the duration of entrapment.
What should I have in my first aid kit?” It’s one of the most common questions we get—and the answer is not simple. Are you going out for a day hike? Hiking the Appalachian Trail? Climbing a Himalayan peak? Taking and paddling trip to Costa Rica? What you carry depends on many factors; consider the following questions:
In the January/February issue of the Wilderness Medicine Newsletter we began a detailed discussion regarding soft tissue injuries. We looked at the anatomy of soft tissue, the importance of BSI in the treatment of these injuries, the circulatory sytsetm, controlling bleeding, and the specific types of soft tissue injuries. In this issue we will complete the process by reviewing the wild aspect of soft tissue injuries: long-term wound care, wound infections, and bandaging skills.
March/April 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 2
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Soft tissue injuries: not a terribly sexy topic, but an important one. These are the injuries that we deal with all the time: contusions, lacerations, blisters, and their ilk, and there can be serious consequences to improper management.
This section on insults and injuries to the Integumentary System.
January/February 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 1
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What a wonderful thing our skin is. No other organ of the human body is able to withstand the abuse, neglect, or daily beatings that our skin has to endure. It is truly a most remarkable organ. The protective layer that holds us together, skin keeps the good things in and the bad things out. It is waterproof, stretchable, washable, wrinkle-resistant, and self-repairing. Withstanding frequent insults, it is constantly repairing the daily ravages of abrasions, wounds, burns, scratches, and insect bites, while it is continuously resisting invasion from various disease-causing microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. And, all the while, this covering prevents dehydration, provides thermoregulation, and provides vitamin D that is necessary in the absorption of calcium in the small intestine. Without intact skin, we would quickly die from dehydration, heat loss, and infectious disease.
November/December 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18, Number 6
September/October 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18, Number 5
Avian Flu—Bird Flu—Avian influenza A—H5N1: What’s up with that?
By Frank Hubbell, DO
With all the press about the concerns over avian flu and its potential to become a human pandemic, it seemed appropriate to take the time for a look at this viral illness.
Crush Injuries
/in Crush Injuries/by WMN EditorsMay/June 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 3
A crush injury occurs when part of the body is trapped between two solid objects and subjected to enough force to “crush” the tissues. The resulting injury can cause damage to the skin, supporting soft tissues, muscles, nerves, vasculature, and bones. The severity of the crush injury is dependent upon the forces involved, the quantity of tissue damaged, and the duration of entrapment.
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First Aid Kits
/in First Aid Kits/by WMN EditorsWhat should I have in my first aid kit?” It’s one of the most common questions we get—and the answer is not simple. Are you going out for a day hike? Hiking the Appalachian Trail? Climbing a Himalayan peak? Taking and paddling trip to Costa Rica? What you carry depends on many factors; consider the following questions:
May/June 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 3
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ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Part 2
/in Soft Tissue, Trauma/by WMN EditorsIn the January/February issue of the Wilderness Medicine Newsletter we began a detailed discussion regarding soft tissue injuries. We looked at the anatomy of soft tissue, the importance of BSI in the treatment of these injuries, the circulatory sytsetm, controlling bleeding, and the specific types of soft tissue injuries. In this issue we will complete the process by reviewing the wild aspect of soft tissue injuries: long-term wound care, wound infections, and bandaging skills.
March/April 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 2
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ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Part 1
/in Soft Tissue/by WMN EditorsSoft tissue injuries: not a terribly sexy topic, but an important one. These are the injuries that we deal with all the time: contusions, lacerations, blisters, and their ilk, and there can be serious consequences to improper management.
This section on insults and injuries to the Integumentary System.
January/February 2006 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 19 Number 1
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Burns
/in Burns/by WMN EditorsWhat a wonderful thing our skin is. No other organ of the human body is able to withstand the abuse, neglect, or daily beatings that our skin has to endure. It is truly a most remarkable organ. The protective layer that holds us together, skin keeps the good things in and the bad things out. It is waterproof, stretchable, washable, wrinkle-resistant, and self-repairing. Withstanding frequent insults, it is constantly repairing the daily ravages of abrasions, wounds, burns, scratches, and insect bites, while it is continuously resisting invasion from various disease-causing microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. And, all the while, this covering prevents dehydration, provides thermoregulation, and provides vitamin D that is necessary in the absorption of calcium in the small intestine. Without intact skin, we would quickly die from dehydration, heat loss, and infectious disease.
November/December 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18, Number 6
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Avian Flu—Bird Flu—Avian influenza A—H5N1
/in Avian Flu/by WMN EditorsSeptember/October 2005 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 18, Number 5
Avian Flu—Bird Flu—Avian influenza A—H5N1: What’s up with that?
By Frank Hubbell, DO
With all the press about the concerns over avian flu and its potential to become a human pandemic, it seemed appropriate to take the time for a look at this viral illness.
Read more