This week we asked you whether you should start with chest compressions or rescue breaths when you are performing CPR on a lightning victim. We will explain you why rescue breaths are the best approach.  When struck by lightning the current can cause a simultaneous cardiac and respiratory arrest. Due to cardiac automaticity the heart […]

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 […]

Just Published – The offical recommendation of the international commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM). The guideline describes the desired materials and medication used in Mountain Rescue. Read the full article here.

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 […]