The nightmare of anyone leading a backcountry trip, with your family or other people relying on you, is that someone is seriously hurt, falls in the water, or gets too cold. You can’t get the person to a doctor for many hours or even days. You just don’t know what to do. On the next Outdoor Explore, we’re going to talk about that terrifying situation and how to solve it. We’re talking about wilderness medicine with Dr. Andy Elsberg, who is an experienced outdoors man as well as an emergency room doctor, and with Deb Ajango, director of SafetyEd which specializes in safety education for outdoor and remote environments. Join us for a conversation about keeping you and your loved ones alive on the next Outdoor Explorer.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Dr. Andy Elsburg, emergency room doctor
- Deb Ajango, the director of SafetyEd
LINKS:
- Free downloadable practice guidelines for hypothermia, altitude illness, wound care, and a number of other topics
- Wilderness first responder training
- Cold Water Survival – Videos showing how to survive falling through ice featuring Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht
- Survival in the ice – Part 1 video series on YouTube
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BROADCAST: Thursday, January 28, 2016. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, February 4, 2016. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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