Science
SAM splint as cervical collar?
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 […]
Superglue as tissue adhesive?
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 […]
Space Medicine
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 […]