Two New Extreme Medicine Articles Published in The Lancet

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We’re delighted that long standing friend and collaborator of World Extreme Medicine, Professor Chris Imray has successfully co-authored two relevant and contemporary articles in the Extreme Medicine series, published in the latest issue of The Lancet.

By sharing their thoughts and experiences, Chris Imray and his co-authors have produced a primary academic reference for Extreme Medicine, reinforcing all that we here at WEM have advocated for years. The Lancet articles now give “medicine in the extremes” the academic credibility and international platform for discussion, this emergent sub-speciality so rightly deserves.

‘I am delighted that these two papers are now in press. I think they reflect many of the sentiments and thrust of the hugely successful World Extreme Medicine Conferences.’ Professor Chris Imray..

Extreme medicine > http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)01165-4/abstract
- Summary Excerpt “Extreme, expedition, and wilderness medicine are modern and rapidly evolving specialties that address the spirit of adventure and exploration. The relevance of and interest in these specialties are changing rapidly to match the underlying activities, which include global exploration, adventure travel, and military deployments. Extreme, expedition, and wilderness medicine share themes of providing best available medical care in the outdoors, especially in austere or remote settings”.
Pre-hospital care > http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)00985-X/abstract
- Pre-hospital care is emergency medical care given to patients before arrival in hospital after activation of emergency medical services. It traditionally incorporated a breadth of care from bystander resuscitation to statutory emergency medical services treatment and transfer. New concepts of care including community paramedicine, novel roles such as emergency care practitioners, and physician delivered pre-hospital emergency medicine are re-defining the scope of pre-hospital care.

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Response to the Paris attacks

The medical response to multisite terrorist attacks in Paris reviews the coordinated effort from the emergency services and Assistance
Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP) .
The article offers the perspective of an Emergency Physician, Anaesthesiologist and a Trauma Surgeon, before offering a conclusion.

It’s clear no matter what the plan, it’s the people; doctors, nurses, emergency services, administrators, volunteers and many others, that enable a successful response.

Jobs and opportunities

The European Space Agency is once again looking for a doctor to join them for a year of research and experiments at the Concordia research station in Antarctica.
Click HERE to see the post on the ESA website.

Luangwa Safari Association Medical Fund need a doctor for 3-6 months to provide care for staff and guest in addition to providing care at Kakumbi Rural Health Centre.

Course pick

Mountain Medicine 2016 following another extremely successful course in Nepal trekking to Kala Patthar and Everest Base Camp.
The first piece of feedback we received told us “this was the most amazing trip I have been on” and it is comments like these we aim for and pride ourselves on.
Pre-hospital Trauma Workshops will continue throughout 2016. We focus on initial care around head injuries, chest injuries, traumatic cardiac arrest, blast and ballistic injuries. We’ll also touch on crew resource management and effective leadership on scene in the single and multi casualty scenarios.

“We treat athletes like NASA treats astronauts”.

Last month saw the launch of Vollebak, a new brand that aims to tackle the fundamental issues faced by extreme sports people.

Having lived through the highs and lows that come with racing and training in the world’s toughest environments, founders and adventure athletes Steve and Nick Tidball, started working on products and experiments to help athletes relax and survive.
Click HERE to find out more.

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Vollebak launch: Clothing concepts that tackle issues faced by Extreme Sports People

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Last month saw the launch of Vollebak, a new brand that aims to tackle the fundamental issues faced by extreme sports people. Having lived through the highs and lows that come with racing and training in the world’s toughest environments, founders and adventure athletes Steve and Nick Tidball, started working on products and experiments to help athletes relax and survive.

Their Baker Miller Pink Hoodie is the world’s most relaxing piece of technical clothing. Whether your mind is racing the night before an event, you’re counting down the hours to the race start, or you’re ready to collapse with exhaustion on the plane home, this is the ultimate hoodie to zone out in. Engineered to chill you out, it’s designed to improve performance and speed recovery by activating your parasympathetic nervous system. The second is an ultra tough alpine jacket designed to help save your life, that’s been described as “adventure armour” by Discovery. Both products and accompanying experiments are available on their website www.vollebak.com

BBC Worldwide reports on The Extreme Medicine Conference

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We’re really pleased to have helped to the team from BBC Worldwide produce such an amazing piece on the this years Extreme Medicine Conference.

Here’s a snippet from the article:

“The International World Extreme Medicine Conference in London is not for the faint-hearted.

As I sneak into the back of the main lecture hall, record-breaking polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is in full flow – vividly describing the state of his companion’s frostbitten foot during an Arctic expedition. Fiennes details how a plate of rotten skin peeled away in his friend’s boot exposing the nerve ends. There are pictures. Even some of the hardened medics in the audience have to look away.

Sir Ranulph has travelled to the ends of the Earth to tackle the coldest, highest and most dangerous environments. Several times he has barely lived to tell the tale – suffering starvation, sickness and the loss of fingers to frostbite, some of which he amputated himself.

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