Column Editor: Lainey Yu, DO, MS, FAWM, DiDMM
Eric Harleman, MPAS, PA-C July 26, 2024
On Friday, July 12, 2024, Utah Public Safety officials received 911 text messages from two hikers
Ashley Hedges, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP July 16, 2024
Did you know that certain medications can influence the risk of heat illness?
Winnie Romeril, MA, FP-C, NR-P, FAWM July 3, 2024
For the unaware and unprepared, the adventure of a lifetime can quickly turn deadly
Sarah Spelsberg, MD, FAWM, FEWM Clayton Sean Abeln, MD June 27, 2024
In the serene beauty of coastal waters, a hidden danger lurks beneath the surface
Austin Barnhardt, MS-4 June 19, 2024
Keep yourself illness-free in the backcountry with safe water
David Gordon, MS3Samuel Goldstein, MS3 March 18, 2024
On April 8th, a Total Solar Eclipse will cross North America
Sarah Spelsberg MD, FAWM, FEWM Grace Mensink March 9, 2024
Amidst record snowfall, another ski resort tree well fatality
Xyruz Villariz, MS, OMS-II March 4, 2024
Despite their toxic venom, fatalities from Gila monster bites are exceedingly rare
Sheri Li, MD, PGY-2 February 23, 2024
The first medication approved for these injuries in the US
Madelynn Corda, OMS-3 January 15, 2024
Resulting in one death and three injuries
Xyruz Villariz, MS, OMS-II January 3, 2024
Health authorities and governments are sounding the alarm as dengue fever spreads at an unprecedented rate
Kaitlyn Votta, MD December 13, 2023
11 hikers killed and dozens more injured
Pharibe Pope, MS-III, University of Maryland School of Medicine November 7, 2023
A Case for wilderness analgesia and anxiolytics
Lainey Yu, DO, MS, FAWM September 12, 2023
Mark Dickey became ill during a caving expedition inside Morca cave
Sheri Li, MD, PGY-2 September 5, 2023
Tales from two open water rescues
Sarah Spelsberg MD, FAWM, FEWM August 18, 2023
The unbelievable hawk versus snake versus human showdown
Elaine (Lainey) Yu, DO, MS, FAWM July 25, 2023
71-year-old Steve Curry died on the afternoon of July 18
J. Austin Martin, MSGH, AWLS, OMS-IV, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine June 29, 2023
The vessel was carrying five individuals and was en route to observe the Titanic shipwreck
Heather Fullerton, MD, FAWM June 27, 2023
The lower elevations of the park are known for extreme heat
Brian Laverentz, DO, PGY-I May 22, 2023
Dr. Nathan Jones will be participating in NASA’s preparation for an eventual manned mission to Mars
Pharibe Pope, MSII May 8, 2023
On Monday, May 1, Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died at Camp II of Mount Everest
Sheri Li, MD, PGY-1 April 12, 2023
An ice climbing accident in Utah on April 2nd took the life of Meg O’Neill, a vibrant member of the local climbing community
Rachel Chauvin, OMS-III March 27, 2023
The overall likelihood of being bitten by a shark remains extremely low
Brian Laverentz, DO, PGY-I February 28, 2023
High rates of snorkel related drowning in Hawaii
Chelsea McAuslan, MS-III January 31, 2023
A ski patroller was fatally ejected from a chair lift
Jeff Thurman, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, FAWM December 7, 2022
Increasingly, outdoor recreationalist have turned to carrying satellite communication devices
Gabriela Ryan, MA, DO Candidate December 7, 2022
Recent trail runner disappearances and deaths
Sheri Li, MD, PGY-I December 7, 2022
N. fowleri is an amoeba that is known to live in warm, fresh waters
Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH PGY-II August 30, 2022
Lainey Yu, DO, MS, FAWM August 13, 2022