Відео

Introduction to Psychotropic Medications

This video is the fourth in the mental health series from Longleaf Wilderness Medicine. This week, Mica presents information about non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), also known as self-harm. She discusses what self-harm looks like, considerations for managing self-harm, and tips for responding to someone engaging in self-harm behaviors in both the front and backcountry. She also addresses the phy...

In this installment of Longleaf Wilderness Medicine's mental health series, Mica focuses on suicide awareness, with a focus on myths and facts about suicide, warning signs, risk factors, tools for assessing an individual, how to offer help and actions that can be taken. Resources: National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: 741741

This video is the second in the mental health series from Longleaf Wilderness Medicine. Panic attacks are a reality for many people. This video outlines some of the causes of panic attacks, as well as signs and symptoms and techniques for helping someone work through a panic attack. Whether you are medically in charge of people in a wilderness environment or recreate with friends, having more i...

Mica Wolcott from the LWM instructional team provides the first video in a series about mental health. LWM has developed this series in order to increase awareness about mental health and to provide tools to help first aid providers respond to a mental health crisis in remote environments. Additional Mental Health Resources National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - www.nami.org/ National Ins...

Studying for the final test for your Wilderness First Responder? Matt (guitar/vocals) and Ren (drums) bring some musical talent to their studies during a WFR course at Teaching Drum Outdoor School in Three Lakes, WI.

For a patient who is unable to move themselves, responders can move a patient from their stomach to their back in a way that promotes spine motion restriction. In an ideal world, this move happens with multiple responders, but with care and intention the move can be completed by one individual.

For a patient who is unable to move themselves, responders can move a patient from their back to their side in a way that promotes spine motion restriction. In an ideal world, this move happens with multiple responders, but with care and intention the move can be completed by one individual.

Once you have built a splint for an unstable upper extremity injury, it is important to provide a patient a sling and swathe to add additional support and protection during evacuation. From Longleaf Wilderness Medicine

Learn why a physical exam is important in wilderness medicine and go step-by-step through the process of completing a full, head-to-toe assessment.

See a full run through of the Longleaf Wilderness Medicine patient assessment system (SIFT) as used on a patient with a medical (rather than a trauma) concern. Parts include the Scene Size Up, Initial Assessment, Focused Assessment, and Treatment Plan.

Hypo wraps are used to prevent additional heat loss to the environment. #Hypowraps are often associated with the treatment of patients with hypothermia (hence their name!) but can also be used to limit heat loss for patients with other injuries or illnesses that prevent them from moving around to maintain their own heat source. 3 key layers include a vapor barrier (tarp, tent/tent fly, rain coa...

Accidents happen. Do you know how to stop bleeding when they do?

Vital signs are an important part of patient assessment. This video focuses on how to find the carotid pulse in a patient in order to assess their heart rate. Learn more about vital signs and what they can tell us about how the body is working in LWM's online Outdoor First Aid course.

Sneak Peek - Outdoor First Aid

Hand Washing Outdoors

Splinting