Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines & Summaries

New guidelines coming Winter 2023

The Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines are written in a scientific style and formatted for peer-reviewed medical journals. Wilderness Medicine Magazine has developed practical, condensed summaries that can be easily accessed and referred to by the wider audience of wilderness medicine providers and enthusiasts. A link to the full guidelines available on wemjournal.org appears next to the summaries. 

-Nancy Pietroski, PharmD, NR-EMT, FAWM, CTH, Executive Editor, Wilderness Medicine Magazine
Last updated November 17th, 2023

 

Accidental Hypothermia
Summary | Guideline

 

Basic Wound Management
Summary | Guideline

 

Eye Injuries and Illnesses 
Summary | Guideline

 

Pit Viper Envenomations
Summary | Guideline

 

Water Disinfection
Summary | Guideline

 

Acute Altitude Illness
Summary | Guideline

 

Diabetes Management 
Summary | Guideline

 

Frostbite
Summary | Guideline

 

Snow Burial Accidents
Summary | Guideline

 

Acute Pain 
Summary | Guideline

 

Drowning
Summary | Guideline

 

Heat Illness
Summary | Guideline

 

Spinal Cord Protection
Summary | Guideline

 

Anaphylaxis 
Summary | Guideline


Exercise Hyponatremia
Summary | Guideline

 

Lightning Injuries
Summary | Guideline

 

Tick-Borne Illness
Summary | Guideline