Each month we look for new papers that shed light on mountain medicine problems
and then share them with you.
We might do this as a short blog or part of a case review.
Read the article we have recently published in Environment and Wilderness Medical Journal on this topic.
The Performance of Chemical Heat Blankets (pdf)
DownloadWe have recently been involved in a research study ti investigate the safety of walking mildly hypothermic patients from the mountains.
Listen to the WMS Blog on this topic:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/35-walking-cold-patients/id1086264061?i=1000670528531
For more information the full paper reference is: The Outcome of Walking Cold Patients with Potential Mild Hypothermia to Safety-A Mountain Rescue Case Series. Wilderness Environ Med. 2024 Sep;35(3):295-300. doi: 10.1177/10806032241259943.