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WaterGlide
On my recent great white shark adventure aboard the M/V Nautilus Explorer, I was asked to "demo" a new product named WaterGlide™, which is a skin (pump) spray used to facilitate entry into a wetsuit. The major components are a silicone gel and a silicone copolymer. It also has a small amount of...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children
Just recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expanded its influenza (flu) vaccination recommendation to include children between the ages of six months and 18 years. So, with the exception of infants under the age of 6 months, the recommendation for flu vaccination is approaching one of...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Thank You to Musings of a Distractible Mind for Grand Rounds
Thank you to Musings of a Distractible Mind for including my post about using ondansetron to assist oral rehydration therapy in this past week's edition of Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of posts related to health care compiled by a host, who makes a great effort to present...
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Published 3 weeks ago

The Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship
Horses are inextricably linked to wild places, as beasts of transportation, burden, and companionship. They are remarkable animals. In the best of situations, they are beautiful and remarkably powerful, revered for their strength and speed. In other less fortunate circumstances, they are agents...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Oral Ondansetron to Assist Oral Rehydration Therapy
Oral rehydration can be a lifesaving therapy for persons, particularly children, suffering from dehydration. The most common cause of dehydration in children is infectious diarrhea. When dehydration occurs, it is important to act swiftly. If fluid losses are significant, begin to replace...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Thank You to Nurse Ratched's Place for Grand Rounds
Thank you to Nurse Ratched's Place for including my post about a great white shark adventure in this past week's edition of Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of posts related to health care compiled by a host, who makes a great effort to present them in an informative and...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Global Rescue
Travelers around the globe encounter environmental, political, personal, and medical situations in which they require rapid assistance, up to and including evacuation to their country of origin. When an evacuation is necessary, it is not the time to begin research on how this might be...
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Published a month ago

Great White Shark Adventure
Two weeks ago, I traveled to Guadalupe Island off the Pacific coast of Mexico to join a wonderful group of divers on a dive expedition aboard the M/V Nautilus Explorer to benefit the Historical Diving Society. The diving purpose of our journey was to photograph and video great white sharks...
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Published a month ago

Thank You to Emergiblog for Grand Rounds
Thank you to Emergiblog for including my post about rapid treatment for a stroke in this past week's edition of Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of posts related to health care compiled by a host, who makes a great effort to present them in an informative and entertaining manner.
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Published a month ago

Rapid Treatment for a Stroke
On September 25, 2008, there was an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled, "Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke." Alteplase is a "clot buster" drug used to dissolve blood clots that form in vital small blood vessels such as those that...
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Published a month ago

Bolin Chest Seal
At the most recent continuing medical education (CME) meeting of the Wilderness Medical Society, Carl Weil exhibited on behalf of Wilderness Medicine Outfitters. One of the products he displayed was the Bolin Chest Seal, which is a novel product that simplifies field management for a penetrating...
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Published a month ago

Thank You to Pallimed for Grand Rounds
Thank you to Pallimed for including my post from a series about desert survival based on the expertise of Dr. Mel Otten in this past week's edition of Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of posts related to health care compiled by a host, who makes a great effort to present them in...
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Published a month ago