Comments for Wilderness Medicine Newsletter http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com Information and News about Wilderness, Disaster, Extended Care, and Ecotourism Medicine Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About this blog by Joel ellegood http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com#comment-14556 Joel ellegood Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:48 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/about-this-blog/#comment-14556 Wow.. i feel so happy to have accidentally landed up on this blog. never knew I could find so much information about health and medicine at once place. I suffer from spondilitis and was wondering if there is any article you got about the same to help me reduce the pain. The articles posted on sprains, strains and how to identify fractures was really helpful dude.. Thanks.. joel Wow.. i feel so happy to have accidentally landed up on this blog. never knew I could find so much information about health and medicine at once place. I suffer from spondilitis and was wondering if there is any article you got about the same to help me reduce the pain.

The articles posted on sprains, strains and how to identify fractures was really helpful dude..
Thanks.. joel

]]> Comment on Heat Loss Through the Head and Hypothermia by Jeff K http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/heat-loss-through-the-head-and-hypothermia/#comment-14501 Jeff K Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:53:40 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/heat-loss-through-the-head-and-hypothermia/#comment-14501 Great article-very interesting facts. One point-I have been out in the cold without facial hair and with it. Having it definitely made a significant difference in the comfort factor, even if it did not help in the heat loss arena. I especially noticed it on windy evenings and when sleeping in my mummy bag, seems like it just kept my face more comfortable with that annoying persistent draft that comes through the face hole. Great article-very interesting facts. One point-I have been out in the cold without facial hair and with it. Having it definitely made a significant difference in the comfort factor, even if it did not help in the heat loss arena. I especially noticed it on windy evenings and when sleeping in my mummy bag, seems like it just kept my face more comfortable with that annoying persistent draft that comes through the face hole.

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]]> Comment on About this blog by Frank Scurley http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com#comment-14487 Frank Scurley Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:36 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/about-this-blog/#comment-14487 I don<a HREF="http://community.fox8.com/_Real-Estate-Mutual-Funds/blog/998171/92757.html" rel="nofollow">'</a>t know If I said it already but ...Hey good stuff...keep up the good work! :) I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks,) ....<a HREF="http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/member.php?u=245385" rel="nofollow">.</a>Frank Scurley I don‘t know If I said it already but …Hey good stuff…keep up the good work! :) I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks,)

…..Frank Scurley

]]> Comment on Toxins #3 – Scromboid Poisoning by Liz Magpie http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2006/12/25/toxins-3-scromboid-poisoning/#comment-14421 Liz Magpie Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:56 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2006/12/25/toxins-3-scromboid-poisoning/#comment-14421 That's just rung a bell. My ex was from a seaside village in County Durham (UK) and although a keen sea-fisherman, he would never eat mackerel. He said it was a local taboo, on the grounds that "mackerel eat drowned sailors" - well, I'm sure many other fish do, too. But maybe it was prohibited on the grounds of scromboid poisoning. It's the only part of the UK that I've found this belief. That’s just rung a bell. My ex was from a seaside village in County Durham (UK) and although a keen sea-fisherman, he would never eat mackerel. He said it was a local taboo, on the grounds that “mackerel eat drowned sailors” – well, I’m sure many other fish do, too.
But maybe it was prohibited on the grounds of scromboid poisoning. It’s the only part of the UK that I’ve found this belief.

]]> Comment on Heat Loss Through the Head and Hypothermia by sandrar http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/heat-loss-through-the-head-and-hypothermia/#comment-14359 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:53:24 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/heat-loss-through-the-head-and-hypothermia/#comment-14359 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on Toxins #1 – The Manchineel Tree by Burl Cutright http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/toxins-1-the-manchineel-tree/#comment-14355 Burl Cutright Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:19:23 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/toxins-1-the-manchineel-tree/#comment-14355 While working as a surveyor on the Caribbean Island of Canouan, unfortunately i came into contact with this tree . I had no clue of the danger i was in. While cutting line with a machete i encountered this species. White milky like sap was draining from every branch i sliced through. It was dry and every whack of the machete a dust like substance was also in the air i was breathing. A local environmentalist approached and told me to leave immediately and that i was going to be very ill very soon. It was my last day on the island for that particular trip. The next morning i was not feeling well as i boarded a plane to the USA. After arriving home i felt extremely exhausted and went to a doctor. Explained the circumstances to him. Luckily for me perhaps this doctor did his internship on the Island of Antigua and was familiar with the tree. He sent me to the lab for blood work and found my liver enzymes were elevated to around 30 times what they should be. The doctor said he consulted with his colleges regarding my case and had considered starting me on liver medicine but did not. Instead, rechecked the labs about every three days to see if a decrease or increase occurred. Not much changed for about three weeks as far as the liver or the exhausted feeling. At that point I began to feel alive again and returned to my typical self. I would recommend avoiding the Manchineel Tree. Hopefully this will be of some use to people. I never encountered the Manchineel tree in all the different Bahamian islands i traveled, doesn't mean there aren't any of course. However, on the Island of Great Exuma there is a poisonous bush i have encountered that sounds like what you experienced. One of the men on the crew surveying became infected as you described. He had to take a week off work to soak in the tub in something mixed with water. I wish i knew or remembered the name of that bush. It doesn't grow more than 15 or 20 feet in height unlike the manchineel tree which was very large. While working as a surveyor on the Caribbean Island of Canouan, unfortunately i came into contact with this tree . I had no clue of the danger i was in. While cutting line with a machete i encountered this species. White milky like sap was draining from every branch i sliced through. It was dry and every whack of the machete a dust like substance was also in the air i was breathing. A local environmentalist approached and told me to leave immediately and that i was going to be very ill very soon. It was my last day on the island for that particular trip. The next morning i was not feeling well as i boarded a plane to the USA. After arriving home i felt extremely exhausted and went to a doctor. Explained the circumstances to him. Luckily for me perhaps this doctor did his internship on the Island of Antigua and was familiar with the tree. He sent me to the lab for blood work and found my liver enzymes were elevated to around 30 times what they should be. The doctor said he consulted with his colleges regarding my case and had considered starting me on liver medicine but did not. Instead, rechecked the labs about every three days to see if a decrease or increase occurred. Not much changed for about three weeks as far as the liver or the exhausted feeling. At that point I began to feel alive again and returned to my typical self. I would recommend avoiding the Manchineel Tree. Hopefully this will be of some use to people.
I never encountered the Manchineel tree in all the different Bahamian islands i traveled, doesn’t mean there aren’t any of course. However, on the Island of Great Exuma there is a poisonous bush i have encountered that sounds like what you experienced. One of the men on the crew surveying became infected as you described. He had to take a week off work to soak in the tub in something mixed with water. I wish i knew or remembered the name of that bush. It doesn’t grow more than 15 or 20 feet in height unlike the manchineel tree which was very large.

]]> Comment on About the WMN by adventuredoc http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/about/#comment-7038 adventuredoc Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:56:21 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/about/#comment-7038 I can't believe I just found this site! Very cool! I know I will be spending a lot of time reading through your site. Thanks! I can’t believe I just found this site! Very cool! I know I will be spending a lot of time reading through your site. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Download a FREE issue by bsakala http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/download-a-free-issue/#comment-3187 bsakala Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:12:32 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/download-a-free-issue/#comment-3187 Thank you for this awesome opportunity may God Bless you and thank you for coming to my country Doc Frank and Paul.May God Bless you again hope to see you again Yours GIna Chirwa Thank you for this awesome opportunity may God Bless you and thank you for coming to my country Doc Frank and Paul.May God Bless you again
hope to see you again

Yours
GIna Chirwa

]]> Comment on MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA: Head, Skull, and Face: by Paul Krasner, DDS http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/musculoskeletal-trauma-head-skull-and-face/#comment-2455 Paul Krasner, DDS Tue, 29 May 2007 17:35:52 +0000 http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/musculoskeletal-trauma-head-skull-and-face/#comment-2455 There is also a product available that can be kept in your pack (it weighs less than a pound and is in a 2″ jar, so easy to fit. This product, Save-A-Tooth, will preserve and protect an avulsed (knocked-out) tooth for up to 24 hours, giving you a lot more time to get to treatment. When stored in saliva, the teeth need to be reimplanted within 15 minutes to 1 hour, which in the wilderness is not a realistic timeframe. Please check this out, it will provide a great deal of protection if anyone camping or hicking knocks out a tooth. Thanks, Dr. Krasner There is also a product available that can be kept in your pack (it weighs less than a pound and is in a 2″ jar, so easy to fit. This product, Save-A-Tooth, will preserve and protect an avulsed (knocked-out) tooth for up to 24 hours, giving you a lot more time to get to treatment. When stored in saliva, the teeth need to be reimplanted within 15 minutes to 1 hour, which in the wilderness is not a realistic timeframe. Please check this out, it will provide a great deal of protection if anyone camping or hicking knocks out a tooth.
Thanks,
Dr. Krasner

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