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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.
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32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
40 episodes
since Jan. 24, 2023
episodic
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Dr. Patrick Fink interviews Dr. Nick Daniel and Dr. Gavin Clark about an in-hospital case of exertional heat stroke in a mid-20s runner who collapsed just before the finish of an October New England half marathon in 45°F weather. EMS treated presumed SVT with adenosine, but in the ED the patient wa…
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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 push covers the new May 2026 TCCC Guidelines update and two CoTC…
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-associated), heat syncope and exercise-associated collapse,…
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 quietly wondered about: do expired resuscitation medications st…
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, stepwise approach to stave off respiratory badness.
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In this episode, Dr. Patrick Fink reviews accidental hypothermia for wilderness providers, building on Ep. 27 Thermoregulation, explaining physiologic changes as core temperature falls and why accurate core temperatures are difficult to obtain in the field.
We learn the modified Swiss staging sys…
Reevaluating Spinal Motion Restriction: Evidence Update
In this episode of Wilderness Medicine Updates, host Dr. Patrick Fink delves into the evolving guidelines and practices concerning spinal motion restriction. Drawing from historical dogma and modern research, Patrick explores the inefficacies …
Wilderness Orthopedics: Managing Trauma in Remote Environments with Dr. Chris Healy
In this episode of Wilderness Medicine Updates, host Dr. Patrick Fink tackles orthopedic injuries in the wilderness with Dr. Chris Healy, an orthopedic surgeon and outdoor enthusiast. They explore the management of …
Understanding Stress Injuries in First Line Responders with Laura McGladrey
This episode of Wilderness Medicine Updates, hosted by Patrick Fink, features a conversation with Laura McGladrey, founder of the Responder Alliance. They discuss the critical issue of stress injuries among first line respo…
In this episode of Wilderness Medicine Updates, host Patrick Fink delves into the topic of thermoregulation, explaining how our bodies regulate temperature in response to environmental changes. Listeners will learn about methods of heat exchange (conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation),…
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