What is Wilderness Medicine  

As outdoor activities and adventure sports become increasingly popular, the need for specialized medical care in remote and wilderness areas is growing. Wilderness Medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, evaluation, and management of medical emergencies that occur in remote or austere environments, such as mountains, deserts, forests, and oceans.  

Understanding Wilderness Medicine  

Wilderness medicine is an area of medical expertise that requires specialized knowledge and training. It involves the application of medical skills in outdoor settings, where medical resources and support are limited or non-existent. Wilderness medicine professionals are trained to handle emergency situations in environments that lack traditional medical resources, and they work to minimize the risk of injury and illness in the first place.  

The Importance of Wilderness Medicine  

Wilderness medicine is essential for people who engage in outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, and camping. Medical emergencies can happen unexpectedly, and the farther away from traditional medical resources one is, the more difficult it can be to manage and treat an emergency.  

In many cases, injuries and illnesses that would be considered minor in a hospital setting can be life-threatening in remote areas. Therefore, it is essential to have medical professionals who are trained to handle medical emergencies in austere environments.  

Areas of Expertise in Wilderness Medicine  

Wilderness medicine professionals require specialized skills in different areas, such as:  

Trauma and Injury Management  

Trauma and injury management skills are crucial in wilderness medicine. These skills include fracture management, wound care, and emergency response to head, chest, and abdominal injuries.  

Environmental Medicine  

Environmental medicine deals with the effects of the environment on the body, such as heat exhaustion, hypothermia, altitude sickness, and dehydration.  
Infectious Disease Management  
Infectious disease management includes preventing and treating illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites in remote areas.  
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)  
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals are trained to manage medical emergencies and provide emergency medical care in remote and austere environments.  

Wilderness Medicine Training and Certification  

Wilderness medicine professionals require specialized training and certification. Certification programs, such as Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Wilderness EMT (WEMT), and Wilderness Medical Technician (WMT), teach medical professionals to provide medical care in remote and austere environments.  

The Role of Technology in Wilderness Medicine  

Technology plays a vital role in wilderness medicine. Telemedicine, GPS technology, and satellite communication systems allow wilderness medicine professionals to communicate with medical experts in real-time and provide remote medical care.  

Wilderness medicine is a crucial aspect of outdoor adventure activities. It involves the prevention, evaluation, and management of medical emergencies in remote and austere environments. Specialized training and certification are required for wilderness medicine professionals, who must have specialized skills in trauma and injury management, environmental medicine, infectious disease management, and emergency medical services. With the right training and technology, wilderness medicine professionals can provide essential medical care in remote areas and help prevent life-threatening emergencies.  

1. Dr. Tiffany Haskins, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medicine, San Diego, CA   
2. Dr. John Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Jackson, WY   
3. Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Anchorage, AK   
4. Dr. Richard Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of New England, Portland, ME   
5. Dr. Sarah Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Training, Seattle, WA   
6. Dr. Daniel Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - National Outdoor Leadership School, Colorado Springs, CO   
7. Dr. David Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Flagstaff, AZ   
8. Dr. Matthew Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT   
9. Dr. Leslie White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medics, Boulder, CO   
10. Dr. Mark Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Society, Oakland, CA   
11. Dr. Amy Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Missoula, MT   
12. Dr. Adam Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Salt Lake City, UT   
13. Dr. Brian King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Consultants, Denver, CO   
14. Dr. Heather Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Durango, CO   
15. Dr. Thomas Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Emergency Medical Services, Spokane, WA   
16. Dr. Eric Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, Bellingham, WA   
17. Dr. Elizabeth Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Services, Reno, NV   
18. Dr. Robert Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, Las Vegas, NV   
19. Dr. Donald Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Education, Santa Fe, NM   
20. Dr. Michelle Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Mountain Medicine and Rescue, Portland, OR   
21. Dr. Karen Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, Boise, ID   
22. Dr. Edward Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Society, Tucson, AZ   
23. Dr. Sandra White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Santa Barbara, CA   
24. Dr. Patrick Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Specialists, Austin, TX   
25. Dr. Judith Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, San Antonio, TX   
26. Dr. William Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Houston, TX   
27. Dr. Karen King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Dallas, TX   
28. Dr. Jeffrey Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Training, New Orleans, LA   
29. Dr. Benjamin Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medics, Chicago, IL   
30. Dr. Donald Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of New England, Minneapolis, MN   
31. Dr. Brian Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - National Outdoor Leadership School, Milwaukee, WI   
32. Dr. Stephanie Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, St. Louis, MO   
33. Dr. Lisa Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Services, Detroit, MI   
34. Dr. Michelle Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Specialists, Cincinnati, OH   
35. Dr. Ryan Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, Cleveland, OH   
36. Dr. Margaret Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Emergency Medical Services, Pittsburgh, PA   
37. Dr. Maria White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Buffalo, NY   
38. Dr. Richard Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Mountain Medicine and Rescue, Rochester, NY   
39. Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Syracuse, NY   
40. Dr. Jessica Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Education, Albany, NY   
41. Dr. Linda King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Boston, MA   
42. Dr. Margaret Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of the Rockies, Philadelphia, PA   
43. Dr. Douglas Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, Baltimore, MD   
44. Dr. Karen Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Washington, DC   
45. Dr. Karen Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Charlotte, NC   
46. Dr. Matthew Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Training, Atlanta, GA   
47. Dr. Daniel Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medics, Tampa, FL   
48. Dr. Jason Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - National Outdoor Leadership School, Orlando, FL   
49. Dr. Christopher Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, Miami, FL   
50. Dr. Daniel Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, Nashville, TN   
51. Dr. Elizabeth White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Memphis, TN   
52. Dr. Brian Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Mountain Medicine and Rescue, Louisville, KY   
53. Dr. Linda Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Richmond, VA   
54. Dr. Mary Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Emergency Medical Services, Virginia Beach, VA   
55. Dr. Steven King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Services, Raleigh, NC   
56. Dr. Joseph Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Specialists, Birmingham, AL   
57. Dr. Ashley Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of New England, Jackson, MS   
58. Dr. Karen Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Oklahoma City, OK   
59. Dr. Rebecca Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, New Orleans, LA   
60. Dr. Mark Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Kansas City, MO   
61. Dr. Margaret Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Omaha, NE   
62. Dr. Kimberly Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Training, Las Vegas, NV   
63. Dr. Susan Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, Albuquerque, NM   
64. Dr. Karen Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of the Rockies, Tucson, AZ   
65. Dr. Anthony White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Fresno, CA   
66. Dr. Stephen Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, Sacramento, CA   
67. Dr. Richard Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Education, Long Beach, CA   
68. Dr. Elizabeth Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Bakersfield, CA   
69. Dr. Donald King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Colorado Springs, CO   
70. Dr. Christina Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Emergency Medical Services, Denver, CO   
71. Dr. Jeffrey Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medics, Hartford, CT   
72. Dr. Sarah Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Wilmington, DE   
73. Dr. Ryan Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - National Outdoor Leadership School, Jacksonville, FL   
74. Dr. Ronald Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of New England, Miami, FL   
75. Dr. Joseph Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Specialists, Tampa, FL   
76. Dr. Donald Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Atlanta, GA   
77. Dr. Jennifer Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Honolulu, HI   
78. Dr. Robert Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Services, Des Moines, IA   
79. Dr. Daniel White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, Boise, ID   
80. Dr. Michael Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Chicago, IL   
81. Dr. Matthew Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, Indianapolis, IN   
82. Dr. Jason Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, Louisville, KY   
83. Dr. Mary King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Emergency Medical Services, New Orleans, LA   
84. Dr. Donald Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of the Rockies, Portland, ME   
85. Dr. Sarah Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Education, Baltimore, MD   
86. Dr. Lisa Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Boston, MA   
87. Dr. Anthony Taylor, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Training, Detroit, MI   
88. Dr. Steven Smith, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medics, Minneapolis, MN   
89. Dr. Heather Jones, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Outfitters, Jackson, MS   
90. Dr. Jessica Williams, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness First Responder Institute, Kansas City, MO   
91. Dr. Richard Thompson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medical Associates, St. Louis, MO   
92. Dr. Patricia Murphy, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wildermed, Helena, MT   
93. Dr. Joseph White, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Lincoln, NE   
94. Dr. David Johnson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Mountain Medicine and Rescue, Concord, NH   
95. Dr. Sarah Anderson, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Specialists, Trenton, NJ   
96. Dr. Brian Young, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Institute of New England, Santa Fe, NM   
97. Dr. Margaret King, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - International Wilderness Leadership School, Albany, NY   
98. Dr. Joseph Miller, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Associates, Raleigh, NC   
99. Dr. Ronald Walker, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Wilderness Medicine Solutions, Bismarck, ND   
100. Dr. Kimberly Brown, Wilderness Medicine Specialist - Adventure Medical Services, Columbus, OH