Interesting prospective study in healthy volunteers comparing the freedom of movement of the neeck after immobilisation by SAM splint versus a Philidelphia collar. \”The results of this study suggest that the SAM splint, when molded into a cervical collar, is as effective as the Philadelphia collar at limiting movement of the cervical spine\”. Read the […]

ISS astronaut, MD and Outdoor Medicine ambassador on medical aspects of spaceflight. He will lecture on his personal experiences in space, physiological challenges of space travel, space medicine spin offs on earth en future challenges in space. Andre lectures at the Medicine in Extremes conference, 23rd of May, Artis, Amsterdam. Check here for registration and […]

This article reviews the pros and cons of commercially available Super Glue versus the much more expensive tissue adhesive, produced by the pharmacutical companies. Interesting conclusion: ‘The avid outdoors-man, whose pack is as light as his wallet, might prefer a tube of Super Glue for commonly encountered field repairs and infrequent therapeutic use’. Read the […]

The September 2014 AWLS course will be held in the Belgian Ardennes for the first time. The course will be held at an impressive location, the fantastically renovated manor of ‘Sech’Ry’, bordering Europe’s largest continuous forrest. Check the menu item AWLS for more information and registration.

Maybritt Kuypers, MD, CEO of Outdoor Medicine, writes about the medical considerations in prolonged space travel in this essay in the Journal of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. She advocates the need for Wilderness and Emergency Medicine skills in Space. Read the full artice here.