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Case Study: Chest Injury with Fall
The Setting You are on a climbing trip in Red Rocks, Nevada. You’ve spent the last week dialing in your climbing, swapping beta with new friends at the crag and soaking up the desert sun. Today, you decide to take a break from long routes and focus on bouldering. You’re chalking up, eyeing a new…
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Case Study: Scenario Near Yellowstone Park
A bear encounter leaves you with some first aid to perform, including confirming scene safety and caring for your patient.
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The Woods Project and the WRMC
The Woods Project and the WRMC
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An Alaska Adventure, and Learning Experience, For Teens
This was the challenge Heather Boucher of Stonington faced a few weeks ago when taking a course run by the…
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What Items Belong in My Backpacking First Aid Kit?
Gareth Tate has been a NOLS Wilderness Medicine instructor for more than a decade, I called him up to find…
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Why City People Are Made for the Backcountry
Why City People Are Made for the Backcountry
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Educator Expedition: Assistant Overnight Guide Course – Learning the Ways of the Ocean
Educator Expedition: Assistant Overnight Guide Course - Learning the Ways of the Ocean
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11 Essentials to Complete Your Backcountry Kitchen
11 Essentials to Complete Your Backcountry Kitchen
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Why Yellowstone and Other Parks Come to the WRMC
Why Yellowstone and Other Parks Come to the WRMC
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Educator Expedition: Paddling at the South Pacific Sea Kayak Symposium
Educator Expedition: Paddling at the South Pacific Sea Kayak Symposium
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