At Wilderness Medical Systems we build premium medical first aid kits for those who want the very best. Everything in our kits is carefully selected to work, period. As part of our selection process, we field test components all over the world. Kurt, our Director of Field Testing, spends time every year evaluating the items we put, […]
Wilderness Medical Systems Kit a Godsend in Haiti
Our client, Dr. David Miller, sent this message and photos of his Wilderness Medical Systems ALTAI kit in action… “We used our kit in Haiti and it was a GODSEND! Great organization and well thought out supplies made our work easier.” Thank you, Dr. Miller, for bringing your medical expertise to help the people of […]
Proper Nutrition and Hydration on Wilderness Trips – Dr. Gil Preston
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.Season after season, any number of major and minor wilderness catastrophes can be […]
Unprepared for My Son’s Injury – Dr. Gil Preston
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 […]