Blog entries http://www.wildernessmedical.com Thu, 17 May 2012 22:19:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.wildernessmedical.com/blog/64-wilderness-medical-kit-used-in-kenya.html <p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="https://www.wildernessmedical.com/images/stories/blog/93/thumbnails/thumb_sekiguchi.jpg" alt="Dr. Sekiguchi in Kenya" width="150" height="136" /></p><br/><p>Our client, Raymond Sekiguchi, M.D., sent these comments after using his Wilderness Medical Systems Denali Plus kit...<br /></p><br/><br/><p>"This is a photo with a Pogotta tribe boy in Laikipia, Kenya.&nbsp; He had a big abscess on his leg.&nbsp; Thanks to your kit, I was able to treat him very thoro... Donna von Nieda Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:57:07 +0100 wilderness safari remote emergency medical kit hunting hiking first aid expedition emergency medical doctor http://www.wildernessmedical.com/blog/63-insect-repellent-test-in-bolivia.html <p>Kurt has had an eventful year in 2011, traveling to both Bolivia and the Cameroon to field test our products.&nbsp; In Bolivia, he lived in the jungle and had a chance to field test insect repellents.&nbsp;</p><br/><br/><p><img src="http://www.wildernessmedical.com/images/stories/blog/93/UltraThon.jpg" alt="UltraThon Insect Repellant" height="103" width="40" /><img src="http://www.wildernessmedical.com/images/stories/blog/93/UltrathonLotion.jpg" alt="UltraThon Lotion Insect Repellant" height="103" ... Donna von Nieda Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:35:23 +0100 wilderness safari hunting hiking expedition backcountry http://www.wildernessmedical.com/blog/65-wilderness-medical-systems-kit-a-godsend-in-haiti.html <p><img style="margin-left: 5px; float: right;" alt="Dr. Miller in Haiti" src="http://www.wildernessmedical.com/images/stories/blog/93/thumbnails/thumb_DrMiller-Haiti.jpg" height="150" width="113" />Our client, Dr. David Miller, sent this message and photos of his Wilderness Medical Systems Absorkee kit in action...</p><br/><br/><p> </p><br/><p>"We used our kit in Haiti and it was a GODSEND!&nbsp; Great organization and well thought out supplies made our work easier."</p><br/><p><img style="margin: 10px;" s... Donna von Nieda Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:00 +0100 women wilderness remote emergency medical kit first aid expedition emergency medical doctor http://www.wildernessmedical.com/blog/27-proper-nutrition-and-hydration-on-wilderness-trips.html <p>The critical role of proper nutrition, and hydration in preventing accident and illness during any wilderness trip cannot be overemphasized. If you think of the human body as a soft machine, then the importance of fuel (nutrients) and engine coolant (water) become obvious.</p><br/><br/><p>Season after season, any number of major and minor wilderness catastrophes can be traced back to the failure of backcountry travelers to eat and drink adequately, and to carry the right clothing for the conditions t... Gilbert A. Preston, MD Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0100 wilderness backcountry http://www.wildernessmedical.com/blog/24-unprepared-for-my-sons-injury.html <p>For most of us the concept of wilderness has little to do with the notion of access to medical care, and everything to do with the sense that only in wilderness are our spirits truly free. Nevertheless, every time we enter the wilderness, we risk injury, illness, or worse. Injuries and illness to backcountry visitors are quite common.</p><br/><br/><p>We face greater risks to life and limb driving to our backcountry destination, it is true, but few of us would venture down the road to the ... Gilbert A. Preston, MD Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:13:23 +0100 wilderness remote emergency medical kit hiking first aid emergency medical backcountry