Date and time:

• 22nd January, 2022

• 2 hours

• See start time for your time zone below

 

Topics:

• Hypothermia, heat exhaustion, heat stroke

• Exercise-associated hyponatremia

• Cold injuries: frostbite, trenchfoot, chilblains, Raynaud's phenomenon

• Drowning

• Altitude: HACE, HAPE

Curriculum materials provided courtesy of Wilderness Medical Associates.​

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Presenter:

Jeff Baierlein, MS, NREMT-B, Wilderness EMT. Jeff Baierlein has been an EMT since 1993 and provided patient care with multiple ambulance services in the USA. He has been a member of backcountry Search and Rescue teams in Arizona, New Hampshire, and Washington state USA, and has performed rescues in the USA and Asia. Jeff has been instructing wilderness medicine courses in 16 countries since 1997. Jeff is the director of Viristar, a consultancy providing wilderness medicine courses, outdoor safety training, and other services to clients in dozens of countries worldwide.

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To join:

Join the two-hour CME session by Zoom on January 22 using these details: 

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89697352049?pwd=T2pwWFhPM1h6U043cmVLRG5vcHQ1UT09

Meeting ID: 896 9735 2049

Passcode: 98155

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This CME session is offered at no charge to participants.

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