Fotokeratitis wordt veroorzaakt door een acute hoge dosis UV straling. Het kan leiden tot ernstige oogpijn, tranen, conjunctivale chemosis, blepharospasme en verslechtering van zicht. Het start meestal enkele uren na […]

Altitude, a history of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), rate of ascent and lack of acclimatization are some well established risk factors for developing AMS. Another risk factor is cigarette smoking, […]

Physical exertion in high temperatures forces the body to adapt to the heat stress. The physiological response can reach a limit at which the advantages do not weigh up to […]

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 […]

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 […]