Volume 27, Number 2 - Wilderness Medical Society
Volume 27, Number 2 - Wilderness Medical Society
Volume 27, Number 2 - Wilderness Medical Society
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What’s in<br />
Your Pack?<br />
We invite you to send in five<br />
things you couldn’t do without<br />
in your pack.<br />
Dr. Natsch is currently the Chief, Bureau of Emergency<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Services for the Missouri Department of Health and<br />
Senior Services. He has been involved with EMS for over 35<br />
years, 30 as a paramedic.<br />
Dr. Greg Natsch shares his<br />
can’t-do-without-gear:<br />
My Camelbak Hydration system (built into all my<br />
packs) goes without saying, but these are my<br />
“American Express” items… I don’t leave home<br />
without them. With me at all times.<br />
1. Cap<br />
2. Good prescription sunglasses. Good for<br />
all conditions.<br />
3. Swiss Army knife – all the tools you could want.<br />
4. Global Positioning System (GPS).<br />
5. Smartphone – loaded with medical references,<br />
maps, emergency beacon, camera, and music<br />
for sanity.<br />
VISIT WWW. MMMEDICINE. COM FOR MORE INFORMATION<br />
MATTERHORN<br />
MOUNTAIN MEDICINE<br />
Zermatt, Switzerland<br />
July 14-17, 2010<br />
Join the faculty of Mountain and Marine Medicine for<br />
our 4th annual High Altitude and Mountain Medicine<br />
conference! This interactive course is designed for<br />
physicians, nurses, EMT's, health providers, climbers<br />
and mountain sports enthusiasts. Join us for an incredible<br />
educational event at the base of the Matterhorn!<br />
Guided climbs and adventures offered by:<br />
Suntoucher<br />
M o u n t a i n G u i d e s<br />
THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESSENTIAL AREAS AND POLICIES OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL<br />
EDUCATION THROUGH THE JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF THE WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY AND SUNTOUCHER MOUNTAIN GUIDES. THE WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY IS ACCREDITED BY<br />
THE ACCME TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. THE WMS DESIGNATES THIS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR A MAXIMUM OF 23 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITS TM .<br />
EACH PHYSICIAN SHOULD ONLY CLAIM CREDIT COMMENSURATE WITH THE EXTENT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY.