Last week wePowder reported 69 deaths due to avalanches in the Alps this winter. Since “prevention is better than cure”, knowledge on avalanche risk is important for those of you who are planning to go off-piste. Besides instability of the snowpack and the presence of a trigger (human or natural), specific terrain features can increase […]

Michiel van Veelen, co-founder of Outdoor Medicine, published an article in the Emergency Physicians International Journal on how Outdoor Medicine training gives doctors the tools they need for everyday emergencies outside the hospital. In the article several dilemmas are illustrated which doctors encounter when faced with a medical emergency outside of their comfort zone, such […]

A very cold guideline to keep you warm this holiday season: The WMS has published an update for the guideline “prevention and treatment of frostbite”. We present you a useful summary and some recommendations. A simplified classification system for diagnosing frostbite is often used in the field. After rewarming, frostbite can be classified as superficial […]

The first edition of the Mountain Medicine cursus in Austria was a major succes. To get a good impression of the course we have edited a movie with some of the highlights. The next Mountain Medicine course will  be held in August 2015, registration wil follow shortly.

The 2nd edition of the Medicine in Extremes Conference took place in Amsterdam this May. We highly enjoyed our lineup of (international) speakers and of course are very proud that the visitors of the conference supported our Charity and facilitated our donation of 20.000 Euro to Amref Flying Doctors.