November/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6
GEO MEDIC ™
Extended Care Emergency Medicine and Remote Medicine
for Missionary, Disaster, and Relief Medical Personnel
February 2 – 11, 2011
The world of emergency medicine is designed around the Golden Hour. This is the one hour that it takes for response, extrication, treatment, and transport of an ill or injured patient to a nearby definitive care facility. Most emergency medical training focuses on these principles of rapid assessment and treatment. But, what happens when the emergency care extends beyond this Golden Hour, into the arena of extended care, or even longer, into remote care?
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URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
/in Infection, Urinary Tract/by WMN EditorsNovember/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh
Urinary Tract Infections:
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is also known as cystitis or a bladder infection. It is the second most common bacterial infection managed by primary care medicine, and it is also a very common travel problem.
Anatomy and Physiology of The Urinary Tract System:
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Water Purification–Boiling
/in Hydration, Water disinfection/by WMN EditorsNovember/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Water Purification–Boiling
In the past five issues of the WMNL, we have reviewed various methods to make water potable. In this issue we will complete the task by reviewing the use of boiling water for purification.
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Geo Medic Course
/in Teaching Wilderness Medicine, Travel Medicine/by WMN EditorsNovember/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6
GEO MEDIC ™
Extended Care Emergency Medicine and Remote Medicine
for Missionary, Disaster, and Relief Medical Personnel
February 2 – 11, 2011
The world of emergency medicine is designed around the Golden Hour. This is the one hour that it takes for response, extrication, treatment, and transport of an ill or injured patient to a nearby definitive care facility. Most emergency medical training focuses on these principles of rapid assessment and treatment. But, what happens when the emergency care extends beyond this Golden Hour, into the arena of extended care, or even longer, into remote care?
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TICKBORNE DISEASES
/in Bites and Stings, Fever, Lyme disease, Parasites, Rash, Skin itching/by WMN EditorsThe problem is simple: ticks are little cesspools, and they can spread a wide variety of potentially serious illnesses. Ticks are the leading cause of insect vector-borne disease in the USA and second only to mosquitoes worldwide. In fact, 95% of all insect vector-borne diseases in North America are spread by ticks.
ISSN-1059-6518
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