What is Wilderness Medicine?
Brief overview. Advice on how to choose a course provider.
Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic
Describes daily life at the medical clinic. Provides information on medical conditions affecting high altitude climbers.
Wilderness Medicine Publications
A selection of publications on Wilderness medicine and outdoor first-aid. Ideal for both search and rescue and the avid outdoors person.
Wilderness Doctor
Personal website of Christopher Van Tilburg, an emergency physician and an outdoor book author.
eMedicine: Wilderness And Travel Medicine
Overview and introduction to the field of Wilderness Medicine.
eMedicine Health: Wilderness Emergencies
Consumer health resource center providing information on wilderness aid.
Glacier Society
The Glacier Society mission is to provide assistance to the indigenous peoples in the Arctic by delivering needed medical care to remote coastal areas,
High-Altitude Medical Guide
Provides current medical information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous regions of the world.
Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal
HRA is a voluntary non-profit organization formed with an objective to reduce casualties in the Nepal Himalayas.
International Society for Mountain Medicine
ISMM website contains information on altitude illness. ISMM also hosts courses through the University of Heidelberg.
Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal
Non-profit, non-govermental organization of physicians, scientists and allied professionals interested in mountain medicine.
National Association For Search & Rescue
Any person interested in search, rescue or survival activities may join as individual members. Courses are available for search & rescue, basic water rescue, and managing the lost person incident.
Wilderness Medicine & Survival Expert
Greg Davenport is the founding member of a wilderness survival education program, author of numerous books related to outdoor survival, and is considered one of the best global survival experts in the world.
Survival Medical FAQ
Part of a survival web site. Not strictly wilderness medicine, but an adequate orientation for anyone not already trained in emergency medicine. Lists of books for the layman who may have to go it with out a physician.
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal
Publishes articles on all aspects of wilderness medicine. Free access to archives.
Wilderness Medical Society
Society for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, EMTs and other first responders concerned with the health & safety of individuals in the wilderness.
Wilderness Medicine of Utah
Offers programs to train and prepare in prevention, proper treatment, and evacuation techniques for medical problems in the backcountry. Affiliated with University of Utah School of Medicine.
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