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Orthopedic Trauma Considerations for EMS Providers

Session 4 of Wilderness and Austere Medicine is led by Dr. Christy Collins. This ECHO session emphasizes the importance of effective prehospital orthopedic care and its impact on patient outcomes. It reviews how to recognize and manage extremity fractures, including key steps before immobilization, principles of proper splinting, realignment considerations, and post-immobilization care. The session […]

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Prehospital and Austere Burn Management

Session 3 of Wilderness and Austere Medicine is led by Dr. Duncan Carlton. This ECHO session explores the principles of austere care as applied to burn management, including types and grades of burns, systematic evaluation of burn patients, field dressing techniques, and burn resuscitation strategies. The session also addresses prolonged field care considerations and disposition […]

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