Nonvenomous chicken snake (Spilotus pullatus) – For the Dutch version of this article, switch to Dutch mode in the right upper corner of this website – Snakebite The odds are small, but potentially lethal: a snakebite. Worldwide approximately 20.000 deaths occur per year due to venomous snakes. Recently I met Luis, a biologist in Mexico […]

Mark: “I sat down and Tjar and Dave helped me to take off my shoes at the finish line. When I stood up to take off my rain pants I started crying and shaking because of the pain that I felt in my feet. I collapsed in the arms of the medical team. I had […]

Christophe is happy to report the birth of \”Amazonia\”, a two cm long worm that growed in his leg after an expedition through the Amazone. Christophe: “During several days I had pain in my leg due to the worm. Extraction brought a lot of relief!” Myiasis is the present of fly larvae in the body […]

‘To slide, soar and fly down a mountain on fresh deep snow, this is the dream of every skier and snowboarder. Unfortunately this goes accompanied with a certain risk, Mother Nature can be unpredictable and unforgiveable.’ ““ Max.  Max van Toledo started together with his mate Avital de Winter a company: Ski Like a Pro. […]

A new challenge Michiel van Veelen, one of the founders of Outdoor Medicine,  started with a new challenge. He works at Okavango Air Rescue in Maun (Botswana) since the beginning of this month. We asked him to give us a general idea of what this job entails: “I am responsible for both prehospital care of undifferentiated […]