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Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine
The Wilderness Medicine course focuses on practical approaches to emergency situations, illness and injuries, as well as teaching the basic skills needed to head into the great outdoors. We use a combination of didactic lectures, simulation training, practical demonstrations and outdoor group scenarios/exercises. The course is held for 2 weeks each Spring in a beautiful outdoor setting in the Catoctin Mountain Park in western Maryland. No outdoor experience required.
2008 Dates: April 6 - 19, 2008
Here is just a sampling of the topics we will cover:
- Emergency Response - Standard approach to emergency situations; ABCs for medical and injuries; Scene safety and security.
- Environmental Medicine - High-altitude medicine; Heat and cold illness; Bites and envenomations.
- Trauma and Injuries - Injury evaluation and care; Orthopedic stabilization; Ocular trauma; Penetrating wounds; Head trauma.
- Infectious Disease - Immunizations for exotic travel; diarrheal diseases and other travel illnesses; Water and sanitation.
- Wilderness Travel - Outdoor gear selection; Map reading and GPS introduction; Planning and packing for group/individual travel;
Course Directors:
Director
Thomas Kirsch, MD, MPH, FACEP
Director of Operations
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director
Julianna (Jules) Jung, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor & Director of Medical Student Education
JHU School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director
Emily Calvello, MD
Resident
Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program
2007 Wilderness Medicine Class
