Entries filed under 'wilderness first aid'

Beware of the 'Silent Cold-Weather Killer': Carbon Monoxide

My fellow NOLS WMI instructors and I regularly provide wilderness medicine training to people interested in outdoor careers and outdoor recreation. But, recently, some related urban news--carbon monoxide poisoning--caught my eye. ...

Posted by Hovey WMI on December 26, 2012 8:15 AM & Tagged NOLS WMI, Wilderness Medicine Institute, carbon monoxide, wilderness first aid and winter camping | permalink | Comments



Almost Killed by a Cactus: A True Story

This March during an orienteering competition in Florida, high school sophomore Joshua Reyes heard another racer whistling for help. It was Micah Robinson, who was trying to get himself out of a sticky situation. In a Hernando (Fla.) Today newspaper story, Joshua explained, "He'd fallen face first into a cactus, and he had those little quills all over his hands and stuck in his face all around and inside his mouth. I helped pick the quills out of his hand, but as he stood up, he was dizzy. I ...

Posted by Hovey WMI on May 4, 2012 12:34 PM & Tagged NOLS, WMI, Wilderness Medicine Institute, cactus and wilderness first aid | permalink | Comments



Following a Dream: from REI Manager to Wilderness First Aid Instructor

Meet Roxanne Tenscher, the kind of skilled outdoor enthusiast you’d love to have around camp. Almost 20 years ago—after a long career as a river and mountaineering guide—Roxanne joined REI and eventually became a manager at the REI Portland, Ore., store. It was just two years ago that Roxanne was introduced to the Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI), but she was hooked from the get-go. "I was so impressed with WMI in the ten days that I spent with my instructors,” says Roxanne, “that when the ...

Posted by Shana_WMI on November 30, 2010 3:35 PM & Tagged REI Outdoor School, WMI, Wilderness Medicine Institute, rei and wilderness first aid | permalink | Comments