Wilderness Medicine Section

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With the increasing popularity of outdoor and wilderness recreation, emergency physicians find themselves treating various conditions unique to the wilderness environment.

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August 20, 2025

2025 Photo Contest

Catch a slide show of stunning landscapes and thrilling wilderness adventures some of our members embarked on this past year!

August 20, 2025

Facing Ocean Monsters to Save Lives: Field Surveillance for Medical Advancement in Big Wave Surfing

At approximately 4:00 AM, I bid farewell to my in-laws’ home in the South Bay, a cup of scalding coffee burning my hand as I stepped into the cold, damp air. The white halo of streetlights blurred int...

August 20, 2025

Fellow Corner

Wilderness Medicine is a perfect blend of areas in Emergency Medicine and life that I love – outdoor sports, marine medicine, toxicology, low resource medicine and global health.

August 20, 2025

Wilderness Medicine in Practice: Performing Patient Care in the Himalayas

The crisp crunch of my boots in the gleaming spring snow of the mountains will always be my favorite sound. After 42 days of backpacking through the Greater Himalayas on an outdoor education course, m...

August 20, 2025

HUMAN/RESOURCES: Ethical Dilemmas for Expedition Doctors

“Scene Safety!”- one of the tenets of wilderness medicine. As the teaching goes, unnecessary risks by rescuers can lead to further injuries and complicate an emergency scenario by creating additional ...

August 20, 2025

Letter from the Chair

Welcome back to another installment of the ACEP Wilderness Medicine newsletter. I hope to see all of you at our annual meeting at ACEP25. I am sure that you are all deep into your summer outdoor adven...

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