Wilderness Medicine Updates
The podcast for medical providers at the edges, bringing you digestible updates at the growing edge of Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness EMS, Search and Rescue, and more.
Wilderness Medicine Updates
Latest Episodes
Fast Push #5 - TCCC Tourniquet Update
Forty to seventy-five percent of tourniquets placed in the field are never actually needed. In Ukraine, tourniquets left on too long during delayed evacuations have cost people limbs that the original wound never would have.This fast pus...
Ep. 33 - Heat Illness Fundamentals: Recognize the Spectrum, Cool First, Transport Second
Dr. Patrick Fink reviews the spectrum of heat illness using 2024 Wilderness Medical Society guidelines, covering recognition, physiology, field treatment, and key mimics. He distinguishes heat edema, heat cramps (salt-depletion vs exercise-asso...
Fast Push #4: Expired Resuscitation Medications
That EpiPen in your kit expired eighteen months ago. Anaphylaxis is happening. Do you use it?This episode digs into a 2025 systematic review from the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council that asked a question most of us have qu...
Ep. 32 - Airway Fundamentals for Austere Settings
Prehospital Airway Fundamentals for BLS: Positioning, Pocket Mask, NPA/OPA, BVM, and LMADr. Patrick Fink presents a BLS-focused airway fundamentals episode for prehospital and wilderness/SAR responders, emphasizing an ingrained, stepwis...
