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Concussion Discussion

As an emergency medicine provider with nearly 20 years of experience, I’m no stranger to dealing with head injuries. I see them from falls from horses, falls from ladders, car accidents, assaults, bicycle crashes and even just falls from a standing height.

Keep Your Proboscis To Yourself

At the risk of seeming like I'm "bugging out," I've got one more insect to talk about, that's the mosquito (See my articles about ticks and bees/hornets/wasps ). In many ways, the mosquito can be considered the most dangerous animal in the world : it's found in every region on the planet except Antarctica, and these irritating insects are responsible for spreading diseases such as malaria , chikungunya , several types of viral encephalitis , elephantiasis , yellow fever , dengue fever , West Nile virus and Zika , which collectively afflict an estimated 700 million people and kill between 725,000 and 1M people per year. As the World Health Organization notes, more than half of the human population is currently at risk from mosquito-borne diseases.

SafeTrails

SafeTrails: First Aid Skills for Outdoor Enthusiasts Building on nearly 20 years of clinical practice , the majority of that in emergency medicine, and more than a decade of experience providing lectures to physician assistant students at master's degree institutions across New England , I'm now offering first aid courses specifically geared towards front country trail users. Most people are familiar with the concept of " back country " which implies that you'll be remote and away from services. Front country is the space that most trail users occupy, where you're not in the middle of nowhere and help likely can get to you. The problem is that while an injured person may only be a mile or two from an access point, the average walking speed is about 3 miles per hour, so it could easily take an hour or more for EMTs or other rescue personnel to get to an injured person. This program will help you be prepared to deal with many common injuries and determine...

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