You have undoubtly seen the footage of the earthquake in Nepal. A natural disaster on a grand scale that came very close to us through the experiences of one of our board members Anne Brants currently on the job as an Expedition Docter at Everest Basecamp. 

By Anne Brants, Emergency Physician and co-founder Outdoor Medicine I am on my way to Everest Basecamp, returning to where I left things a year ago working as an expedition doctor. It is great to trek through the  Khumbu valley again surrounded by beautiful snowy peaks but last years avalanche is haunting me along the way. […]

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 […]