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Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) — 230 episodes

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1

Back to Basics on the Trail: Using Core AWLS Protocols

2

Hanging in the Balance: Understanding Suspension Trauma

3

Avalanche Tragedies in the Alps

4

Leaky lungs - Pulmonary Edema

5

The Fall That Changed Lucas Hungerford

6

Vaginal Infections in the Backcountry

7

Frozen Flesh: Understanding Frostbite

8

Where the Ticks Overlap

9

Pulse Oximeters in the Backcountry

10

Invisible Threats: Fungi in the Outdoors

11

Bats in the Grand Canyon

12

When Perfusion Fails: Understanding Types of Shock

13

Fueling to the Extremes: Nutrition in extreme environments

14

Backcountry Women’s Health

15

Frozen Numbers: Blood Glucose in the Cold Patient

16

Thin Air Doesn’t Play Fair

17

Tackling Male Medical Emergencies on the Trail

18

Pain: The Foundation Beneath Our Strength

19

Trail-Ready Dogs

20

Don’t be Tachy: Arrhythmia in the Wilderness

21

On the Burning Edge: The Medicine of Wildland Firefighting

22

Exoskeletons in the Wilderness

23

Creepy Crawlies: The Hidden Worms of the World’s Trails

24

The Art of Land Snorkeling

25

Under Pressure - Treating compartment syndrome in the wilderness

26

Heat, Smoke, and Survival: The Medicine of Wildland Fire

27

From Track to Trail: Managing Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction

28

When the Heart Walls Thicken - HCOM explained.

29

Brain Safe: The Next Gen of MTB Helmets

30

The Attention Walk

31

Managing Type 1 Diabetes in the Wilderness

32

Concussions in Sports and Wilderness Activities

33

Beyond Limits: The Extreme Physiology of Endurance Sports

34

Snakes & Snouts: Protecting Dogs from Bites, Prevention to Treatment

35

Wild Reads for Wild Kids

36

Wild Waters, Wild Risks

37

Living After the Bite: Life with Alpha-Gal Syndrome

38

Smoke on the Trail

39

Unequal Grounds: Wilderness Medicine Across Cultures

40

Breathing High: Can Xenon Gas Boost Climber Performance at Altitude?

41

Trail Hydration: What to Drink and Why

42

Heavy, Wet, and Deadly: Understanding wet snow avalanches

43

Meltdown: Surviving Spring Snow Travel

44

Health in Every Step: Rucking

45

Enhancement or Harm? The Medical Truth About Performance Drugs

46

Hearts in the Wild

47

Mineral vs. Chemical: The Sunscreen Showdow

48

Reef Safe: How Sunscreen Choices Impact Coral Health

49

Parasites in Paradise

50

The Viral Truth: Measles, Myths & Medicine

51

Flying to New Heights: The Medicine of Ski Jumping

52

Sugar, Sweat, and Survival: Type 1 Diabetes in the Wild

53

The Wild Swim: The Medicine of Wild Swimming

54

Where There is Fire There is Smoke

55

Strained & Sprained – A podcast on tendon health, injuries, and treatments.

56

Under the Skin: The Lone Star Tick Exposed

57

Hormones in Motion

58

Cold Front: The Science of Frostbite Treatment

59

Sole Support: The Insole Podcast

60

Wild Hearts: Wilderness and the Cardiovascular Journey

61

The Power of Turning Back: When Quitting Leads to Success

62

Wild Vitals: Assessing Vital Signs in the Wilderness

63

Settle Down: The Science of Flocculation

64

Coastal Rush - The New Sport of Coasteering

65

Wild Resilience

66

Prevent Dementia - Take a Hike!

67

Dehydration: The Brain

68

Norovirus: The Outbreak Outdoors

69

Walking on Water: Broomball and Boot Hockey

70

Thriving, Not Surviving: Tackling RED-S

71

Danger in the Water: Leptospirosis

72

Malaria Breakthrough: A Vaccine for Hope

73

Struggling to Breathe: The SIPE Phenomenon

74

Backcountry Rx: Essential Antibiotics for Your First Aid Kit

75

Danger in the Water: Eyes on Acanthamoeba

76

Paws on the Trail: Hiking Safely with Your Dog

77

Bug Off: Protecting Your Pup from Insect Troubles

78

Breaking the Surface: Update on Drowning Treatment Guidelines

79

Gut Check: Ischemic Colitis in Outdoor Endurance Athletes

80

Desert Dust: Understanding Valley Fever

81

How Do You Know You Made a Good Decision?

82

Surprising Rash: Fruits with a Bite

83

Danger in the Water: Scary Lake Powell

84

Hooked on Fishing - Common and Little Known Fishing Injuries

85

Dangerous Dark Urine

86

Feeding Hope: Nutrition for Children in the Philippines

87

The Zombie Fungus

88

Goodbye to Benadryl - Hello to the New Antihistamines

89

Falling Risks: Camping Hazards Under Trees

90

Tularemia: The Science Behind the Infection

91

Rare but Real - Three Emerging Viruses

92

Typhus - What You Need to Know

93

Chiggers - the Mysterious Tiny Biter

94

Bear Sprays - Spray and Survive

95

Periodic Breathing at Altitude

96

Wilderness as Medicine: Smells and Dementia

97

Into the Slot: The Medicine of Canyoneering

98

Is Water the Solution?

99

Danger in the Water: Flesh Eating Bacteria

100

Hiking in the Amazon Rainforest

101

Periods in the Wilderness

102

Penguin Tales: Antarctic Expedition Medicine

103

The Heart at Altitude

104

The Trifecta of Outdoor Eye Disease

105

The West Nile Virus

106

Trekking Poles - Ski Poles for Hiking

107

Danger in the Water: Cyanobacteria - Blue Green Algae

108

Leg Cramps - The Debilitating Mysterious Leg pain

109

Electrifying Insights: An Update on Lightning

110

Drowning - An Important Update

111

Zika Virus - the Silent Disease that Causes Birth Defects

112

Cryptosporidium - the Ruiner of Your Backcountry Trip

113

Giardia and its Foul Smelling Disease

114

Wilderness As Medicine

115

Overcoming MS

116

What Ticks Put in Us

117

STARI or LYME

118

Doggie Giardia

119

The PFD and Me

120

Case Study: A Tree and a Broken Leg

121

The Goose's Foot and Other Knee Problems

122

Worms in our Body - Pork

123

On a Slippery Slope - All About Ice Climbing

124

Not On Thin Ice

125

Winter Vomiting Disease - Norovirus

126

Nature Deficit Disorder

127

Things that Sting Us - Part 3: Murder Hornets

128

The Story of WILS Foundation

129

Chilling Wind - The Wind Chill Factor

130

Case Study: 359 Foot Fall in the Tetons

131

Things that Sting Us - Part 2: Killer Bees

132

We need your help.

133

Wilderness Medicine in the Alps

134

Let's Wrap it Up - All About Bandages and Dressings

135

Its All About Sitting - The Essentials of Bike Seats

136

Burning Eyes in the Outdoors

137

In the Snow! Snowboarding

138

Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine

139

Update: Closing in on Malaria

140

Coming to the USA

141

Update: Dengue News

142

Quit 2: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine

143

Danger in the Water: Chilblains-Those Pesky LIttle Sores

144

Quiz 1: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine

145

Danger in the Water: Trench Foot

146

Saddle Up: Horseback Riding in the Wilderness

147

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

148

Things that Sting Us - Part 1: Fire Ants

149

Danger in the Water: Amoeba in the Brain

150

Protein and Energy Bars: Which one is right for you?

151

Sunscreens -What you need to know!

152

Getting Ready

153

Caffeine or Not to Caffeine, That is the Question

154

Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 2

155

Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 1

156

Update: Something's Fishy

157

Update: Heartland and its Dangerous Companion Babesiosis

158

Adventure: Struggling to the Summit of Aconcagua

159

Update: Best Solutions for the Knocked Out Tooth

160

Adventure: The Ultra Runner

161

Update: 'Kneed' Ski Bindings?

162

Ouch

163

This Ability not Disability in the Wilderness

164

The Climbers Weight

165

Update: RICE and MEAT

166

Chocolate Milk and the Metabolic Window

167

Alone But Never Alone

168

Adventure: Climbing to the Top

169

Update: Don't Touch that Bat!

170

Adventure: Above the Clouds

171

Adventure: The King of Peaks

172

These Things Suck

173

Searching for Alpha Gal

174

Common Climbing Injuries

175

Evacuation

176

Adventure: The Epic First Ascent of Mt. Hunter's South Face

177

Update: Frostbite Treatment

178

Case Study: Rescue from the Bugaboos

179

Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness

180

Adventure: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

181

Incident Command in Searching for a Lost Person

182

Wilderness Medical Kits: Part 1

183

The Law and Wilderness Medicine

184

Infectious Disease: Diarrhea

185

Immunizations Typically Needed for Travel

186

Dental Issues in the Wilderness

187

Case Study: The Creation of a New Kayak Helmet

188

Case Study: Passed Out on a Hot Beach

189

Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 2

190

Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 1

191

Ultrasound Use in the Wilderness

192

Case Study: Rescue at Lake Blanche

193

Search Techniques

194

Lost Person Behavior

195

Case Study: Rescue on Lone Peak

196

Wilderness Safety for SAR Teams

197

Schistosomiasis

198

Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika

199

Malaria

200

Ticks

201

Parasites

202

Reducing the Risk of Mosquito Exposure

203

Diarrhea in a Returning Traveler

204

Fever in the Returning Traveler

205

Stream Crossing

206

Clothing for the Backcountry

207

Flash Floods

208

Foot Problems in the Backcountry

209

Backpacks, Trekking Poles and Back Pain

210

Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries

211

Children in the Wilderness: Basic Principles

212

Wilderness Medical Kits Part 2

213

Eye Injuries

214

Drowning and Water Safety

215

Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 2

216

Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 1

217

Dive Medicine

218

Frostbite, Frostnip, Chilblains, Immersion Foot

219

Heat Stroke

220

Wound Management: Dressing a Wound

221

Wound Management: Blister Care and Wound Ointments

222

Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 2

223

Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 1

224

Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees

225

Bites and Stings: Bears and Snakes

226

Lightning

227

Wilderness Dermatology

228

Water Treatment

229

Avalanche

230

Altitude Illness