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RAW Medicine
by Seth Collings Hawkins & David Fifer
Physician Seth Collings Hawkins and Paramedic David Fifer take a deep dive into the world of RAW medicine- Remote, Austere, and Wilderness care. From trails to rivers and caves to collapsed buildings, Seth and David break down the practical and philosophical issues of providing good medicine in challenging places.
Episodes
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Episode 15: US Forest Service EMS
We're joined by Dr. Michelle Curry, the new EMS medical director of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). As of this episode, the USFS EMS program is just now coming into its own, with a uniform set of policies, Local Emergency Medical Advisor (LEMA) physicians appointed for each USDA Region, patient...
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Episode 14: A Conversation with Tod Schimelpfenig & David Johnson
On Episode 13, we explored the role of WFR's and challenged some aspects of the way they're educated and regulated (or not). In this episode, Tod Schimelpfenig (recently retired Director of Curriculum at NOLS WMI) and David "DJ" Johnson (Medical Director of WMA International) join us to share…
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Episode 13: WTF is a WFR?
WFR (Wilderness First Responder) is arguably the nucleus of wilderness medicine education. But what does it really represent- first aid, Basic Life Support, or some kind of hybrid? Where did this curriculum originate, and is it still appropriate in today's highly regulated world of patient care?...
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Episode 11: On Excellence
We talk with Justin "Padj" Padgett, co-founder of Landmark Learning- about the nature of excellence and its nexus with wilderness medicine practice and teaching. Padj has spent his professional life thinking about and researching excellence, and is renowned throughout the outdoor industry for...
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Episode 10: COVID-19 In The Wilderness
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus at the time of this episode, but there are already some lessons that can be applied to SAR responses involving known or suspected COVID-19 patients. We discuss respiratory protection for responders, airway management and resuscitation strategies, modifications to...
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Episode 9: There Will Be Blood
Trauma care experts Sgt. Max Dodge, TP-C and Maj. Andrew Fisher, PA-C, join us to talk about backcountry bleeding: how to control it, what to do next, and why many of the common teaching points surrounding bleeding control have been taken out of context and misapplied. Max and Andrew also talk...
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Episode 8: Online And Outside of the Box
The conventional assumption is that wilderness medicine training requires extensive hands-on practice, but what's a student to do when they want to learn the craft but can't attend a course in person? Can wilderness medical training be done online, and if so, is it valid? What's the balance that...
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Episode 7: Stress & Moral Injury with Brenton Queen
Wilderness medicine is exciting and inspiring, but it can also imperil our emotional well-being in big ways. We talk with mental health expert Brenton Queen, who works with responders in his capacity as a licensed counselor specializing in coaching, conflict, and stress.
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Episode 6: Orange Man Must Die
They way you were taught to recognize heat stroke is probably wrong, and the way you were taught to treat it is probably wrong, too. Forget the IV fluids, toss aside the cold packs, and hunker down for a stay & play scene. We're joined by Tod Schimelpfenig from NOLS Wilderness Medicine and...
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Episode 5: Wilderness Nurses
Nurses Bryan Simon and Linda Laskowski-Jones talk with us about the role of nurses in the wilderness medicine: the unique skills they bring to austere environments, the experiences they've had at the intersection of wilderness and bedside care, and how nurses interested in wilderness medicine can...
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Episode 4: Hypothermia Part II
Do you really have to be concerned about throwing a hypothermic patient into V-Fib? What does the treatment of blood clots and frostbite have in common? And how does Lenny Kravitz fit into all of this. We have the answers in part two of our riff on hypothermia!
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Episode 3: Medical Direction with Will Smith, M.D.
Seth and David sit down with Will Smith, M.D. to discuss being a medical director in the RAW medicine world. A combat physician, EMS medical director for fire departments, SAR teams, national forests and parks (and, in fact, the entire National Park Service), Dr. Smith still maintains his…
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Episode 2: Hypothermia
Does core temperature really matter? Do hot packs work? Is there a role for warm IV fluid? In this episode (Part 1 of an intended two-part series), Seth and David get into hypothermia care: what works, what doesn't, and why.
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Episode 1: What's this all about?
In this episode, we explore the defining characteristics of RAW medicine, including the philosophical, practical, and regulatory dynamics of providing care off the grid. Check out the article Seth and David reference here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28657809
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Physician Seth Collings Hawkins and Paramedic David Fifer take a deep dive into the world of RAW medicine- Remote, Austere, and Wilderness care. From trails to rivers and caves to collapsed buildings, Seth and David break down the practical and philosophical issues of providing good medicine in challenging places.
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Seth Collings Hawkins & David Fifer
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