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Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) — 230 episodes
Back to Basics on the Trail: Using Core AWLS Protocols
Hanging in the Balance: Understanding Suspension Trauma
Avalanche Tragedies in the Alps
Leaky lungs - Pulmonary Edema
The Fall That Changed Lucas Hungerford
Vaginal Infections in the Backcountry
Frozen Flesh: Understanding Frostbite
Where the Ticks Overlap
Pulse Oximeters in the Backcountry
Invisible Threats: Fungi in the Outdoors
Bats in the Grand Canyon
When Perfusion Fails: Understanding Types of Shock
Fueling to the Extremes: Nutrition in extreme environments
Backcountry Women’s Health
Frozen Numbers: Blood Glucose in the Cold Patient
Thin Air Doesn’t Play Fair
Tackling Male Medical Emergencies on the Trail
Pain: The Foundation Beneath Our Strength
Trail-Ready Dogs
Don’t be Tachy: Arrhythmia in the Wilderness
On the Burning Edge: The Medicine of Wildland Firefighting
Exoskeletons in the Wilderness
Creepy Crawlies: The Hidden Worms of the World’s Trails
The Art of Land Snorkeling
Under Pressure - Treating compartment syndrome in the wilderness
Heat, Smoke, and Survival: The Medicine of Wildland Fire
From Track to Trail: Managing Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
When the Heart Walls Thicken - HCOM explained.
Brain Safe: The Next Gen of MTB Helmets
The Attention Walk
Managing Type 1 Diabetes in the Wilderness
Concussions in Sports and Wilderness Activities
Beyond Limits: The Extreme Physiology of Endurance Sports
Snakes & Snouts: Protecting Dogs from Bites, Prevention to Treatment
Wild Reads for Wild Kids
Wild Waters, Wild Risks
Living After the Bite: Life with Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Smoke on the Trail
Unequal Grounds: Wilderness Medicine Across Cultures
Breathing High: Can Xenon Gas Boost Climber Performance at Altitude?
Trail Hydration: What to Drink and Why
Heavy, Wet, and Deadly: Understanding wet snow avalanches
Meltdown: Surviving Spring Snow Travel
Health in Every Step: Rucking
Enhancement or Harm? The Medical Truth About Performance Drugs
Hearts in the Wild
Mineral vs. Chemical: The Sunscreen Showdow
Reef Safe: How Sunscreen Choices Impact Coral Health
Parasites in Paradise
The Viral Truth: Measles, Myths & Medicine
Flying to New Heights: The Medicine of Ski Jumping
Sugar, Sweat, and Survival: Type 1 Diabetes in the Wild
The Wild Swim: The Medicine of Wild Swimming
Where There is Fire There is Smoke
Strained & Sprained – A podcast on tendon health, injuries, and treatments.
Under the Skin: The Lone Star Tick Exposed
Hormones in Motion
Cold Front: The Science of Frostbite Treatment
Sole Support: The Insole Podcast
Wild Hearts: Wilderness and the Cardiovascular Journey
The Power of Turning Back: When Quitting Leads to Success
Wild Vitals: Assessing Vital Signs in the Wilderness
Settle Down: The Science of Flocculation
Coastal Rush - The New Sport of Coasteering
Wild Resilience
Prevent Dementia - Take a Hike!
Dehydration: The Brain
Norovirus: The Outbreak Outdoors
Walking on Water: Broomball and Boot Hockey
Thriving, Not Surviving: Tackling RED-S
Danger in the Water: Leptospirosis
Malaria Breakthrough: A Vaccine for Hope
Struggling to Breathe: The SIPE Phenomenon
Backcountry Rx: Essential Antibiotics for Your First Aid Kit
Danger in the Water: Eyes on Acanthamoeba
Paws on the Trail: Hiking Safely with Your Dog
Bug Off: Protecting Your Pup from Insect Troubles
Breaking the Surface: Update on Drowning Treatment Guidelines
Gut Check: Ischemic Colitis in Outdoor Endurance Athletes
Desert Dust: Understanding Valley Fever
How Do You Know You Made a Good Decision?
Surprising Rash: Fruits with a Bite
Danger in the Water: Scary Lake Powell
Hooked on Fishing - Common and Little Known Fishing Injuries
Dangerous Dark Urine
Feeding Hope: Nutrition for Children in the Philippines
The Zombie Fungus
Goodbye to Benadryl - Hello to the New Antihistamines
Falling Risks: Camping Hazards Under Trees
Tularemia: The Science Behind the Infection
Rare but Real - Three Emerging Viruses
Typhus - What You Need to Know
Chiggers - the Mysterious Tiny Biter
Bear Sprays - Spray and Survive
Periodic Breathing at Altitude
Wilderness as Medicine: Smells and Dementia
Into the Slot: The Medicine of Canyoneering
Is Water the Solution?
Danger in the Water: Flesh Eating Bacteria
Hiking in the Amazon Rainforest
Periods in the Wilderness
Penguin Tales: Antarctic Expedition Medicine
The Heart at Altitude
The Trifecta of Outdoor Eye Disease
The West Nile Virus
Trekking Poles - Ski Poles for Hiking
Danger in the Water: Cyanobacteria - Blue Green Algae
Leg Cramps - The Debilitating Mysterious Leg pain
Electrifying Insights: An Update on Lightning
Drowning - An Important Update
Zika Virus - the Silent Disease that Causes Birth Defects
Cryptosporidium - the Ruiner of Your Backcountry Trip
Giardia and its Foul Smelling Disease
Wilderness As Medicine
Overcoming MS
What Ticks Put in Us
STARI or LYME
Doggie Giardia
The PFD and Me
Case Study: A Tree and a Broken Leg
The Goose's Foot and Other Knee Problems
Worms in our Body - Pork
On a Slippery Slope - All About Ice Climbing
Not On Thin Ice
Winter Vomiting Disease - Norovirus
Nature Deficit Disorder
Things that Sting Us - Part 3: Murder Hornets
The Story of WILS Foundation
Chilling Wind - The Wind Chill Factor
Case Study: 359 Foot Fall in the Tetons
Things that Sting Us - Part 2: Killer Bees
We need your help.
Wilderness Medicine in the Alps
Let's Wrap it Up - All About Bandages and Dressings
Its All About Sitting - The Essentials of Bike Seats
Burning Eyes in the Outdoors
In the Snow! Snowboarding
Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine
Update: Closing in on Malaria
Coming to the USA
Update: Dengue News
Quit 2: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
Danger in the Water: Chilblains-Those Pesky LIttle Sores
Quiz 1: Test Your Knowledge of Wilderness Medicine
Danger in the Water: Trench Foot
Saddle Up: Horseback Riding in the Wilderness
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Things that Sting Us - Part 1: Fire Ants
Danger in the Water: Amoeba in the Brain
Protein and Energy Bars: Which one is right for you?
Sunscreens -What you need to know!
Getting Ready
Caffeine or Not to Caffeine, That is the Question
Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 2
Creatures of the Night - Scorpions: Part 1
Update: Something's Fishy
Update: Heartland and its Dangerous Companion Babesiosis
Adventure: Struggling to the Summit of Aconcagua
Update: Best Solutions for the Knocked Out Tooth
Adventure: The Ultra Runner
Update: 'Kneed' Ski Bindings?
Ouch
This Ability not Disability in the Wilderness
The Climbers Weight
Update: RICE and MEAT
Chocolate Milk and the Metabolic Window
Alone But Never Alone
Adventure: Climbing to the Top
Update: Don't Touch that Bat!
Adventure: Above the Clouds
Adventure: The King of Peaks
These Things Suck
Searching for Alpha Gal
Common Climbing Injuries
Evacuation
Adventure: The Epic First Ascent of Mt. Hunter's South Face
Update: Frostbite Treatment
Case Study: Rescue from the Bugaboos
Case Study: My Son Died of Altitude Sickness
Adventure: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Incident Command in Searching for a Lost Person
Wilderness Medical Kits: Part 1
The Law and Wilderness Medicine
Infectious Disease: Diarrhea
Immunizations Typically Needed for Travel
Dental Issues in the Wilderness
Case Study: The Creation of a New Kayak Helmet
Case Study: Passed Out on a Hot Beach
Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 2
Nutrition in the Wilderness Part 1
Ultrasound Use in the Wilderness
Case Study: Rescue at Lake Blanche
Search Techniques
Lost Person Behavior
Case Study: Rescue on Lone Peak
Wilderness Safety for SAR Teams
Schistosomiasis
Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika
Malaria
Ticks
Parasites
Reducing the Risk of Mosquito Exposure
Diarrhea in a Returning Traveler
Fever in the Returning Traveler
Stream Crossing
Clothing for the Backcountry
Flash Floods
Foot Problems in the Backcountry
Backpacks, Trekking Poles and Back Pain
Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries
Children in the Wilderness: Basic Principles
Wilderness Medical Kits Part 2
Eye Injuries
Drowning and Water Safety
Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 2
Medical Problems in the Wilderness Part 1
Dive Medicine
Frostbite, Frostnip, Chilblains, Immersion Foot
Heat Stroke
Wound Management: Dressing a Wound
Wound Management: Blister Care and Wound Ointments
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 2
Assessment of a Patient in the Wilderness Part 1
Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees
Bites and Stings: Bears and Snakes
Lightning
Wilderness Dermatology
Water Treatment
Avalanche
Altitude Illness