Medicine for the Outdoors

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First aid kits should be designed according to the environment to be encountered, number of travelers, medical training of the party leaders, and distance from advanced medical care. The following lists include items that could be included to deal effectively…

We live in an age of conflict and travel subjects one to criminal behavior, including acts of piracy, kidnapping, terrorism and war. It is wise to be cautious, safe, and prepared to react to situations in which you might become…

Wilderness medicine and outdoor persons are commonly world travelers. Jet lag is a sleep disorder that results from crossing time zones too rapidly for the human biologic circadian “clock,” which is synchronized to the sun’s cycle of light and darkness,…

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Toxic plants and mushrooms might be eaten by curious children, or by hikers and amateur herbalists who mistake their selections for edible species. Never eat wild plants, mushrooms, roots, or berries unless you know what you’re doing. Bees that are…

Animal attacks Most animal attacks are from “man’s best friend,” the pet dog. Other animals that will attack humans, given provocation, include the cat, rat, raccoon, tiger, lion, skunk, squirrel, camel, cougar (mountain lion), elephant, bear, alligator, crocodile, bat, wolf,…