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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AWLS Instructor Cory Kreutzer<br />
demonstrates a single person roll<br />
on a casualty while protecting the<br />
cervical spine from further injury.<br />
AWLS Instructor Dr Martin Watts<br />
demonstrates spinal immobilization<br />
techniques on a trauma victim in the field<br />
using improvised materials (in this case SAM<br />
Splint, duct tape, and backpack).<br />
AWLS students evacuate a<br />
casualty on a makeshift litter. Lake<br />
Wakatipu and New Zealand’s<br />
Southern Alps form a wonderful<br />
backdrop.<br />
town and lake near the Coronet Peak ski field. Spring weather helped with a diet<br />
of sunshine and light breezes to make this one of the world’s premier classrooms!<br />
Practical scenarios on the final day were undertaken by the students on the shores<br />
of Lake Wakatipu before the inevitable AWLS exam.<br />
Such was the interest in the AWLS courses that further courses are now planned<br />
for New Zealand for 2010. The enthusiasm of the participants was such that<br />
several of those attending were further encouraged to continue their studies<br />
towards their Fellowship in the Academy of <strong>Wilderness</strong> Medicine.<br />
<strong>Wilderness</strong><br />
Advanced<br />
Life Support <br />
(WALS) 36 CECBEMS CEUs<br />
Designed for medical professionals<br />
by medical professionals.<br />
<strong>Wilderness</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Associates is the world leader in<br />
wilderness and remote medical training. We offer the<br />
courses needed to respond to emergency situations,<br />
whether in the backcountry or an urban area in crisis.<br />
MAY 25 - 28<br />
Mt. Destinations - Santa Fe, NM (for attendees of WMS conference)<br />
406-522-9038 www.mountaindestinations.com<br />
JUNE 26 - 30<br />
Northern Cairn - Grand Haven, MI<br />
866-221-8176 www.northerncairn.com<br />
AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 3<br />
<strong>Medical</strong>Officer.net - Crested Butte, CO<br />
970-<strong>27</strong>5-4999 www.medicalofficer.net<br />
SEPTEMBER 13 - 17<br />
Mayo Regional Hospital - Dover-Foxcroft, ME<br />
207-564-8401 x207 www.mayohospital.com<br />
The courses listed are accepted for credits by the<br />
WMS Academy’s Registry of <strong>Wilderness</strong> Medicine<br />
Practitioners and Fellowship Program. For more information<br />
and additional courses please visit our website.<br />
WMS member Martin Watts is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and Clinical Director of<br />
Emergency Medicine in Southland, NZ. He is part of the Southland <strong>Wilderness</strong> Medicine Group<br />
who was responsible for organizing New Zealand’s first AWLS courses in 2009.<br />
Photographer Dr. Justin Venable is an Advanced Trainee in Emergency Medicine and an<br />
expedition physician for Himalayan Rescue Association and the NZ Representative to International<br />
Mountaineering and Climbing Federation <strong>Medical</strong> commission<br />
1-888-WILDMED www.wildmed.com<br />
WILDERNESS MEDICINE // Spring 2010<br />
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