WMN Editors

Crush Injuries

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May/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

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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:

May/June 2006      ISSN-1059-6518     Volume 19 Number 3

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ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Part 2

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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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ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Part 1

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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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