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The following is a '''list''' of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible '''[[Wilderness medical emergency]]'''. |
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The following is a '''list''' of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible '''[[Wilderness medical emergency]]''' and may require immediate [[first aid]], [[emergency room]] care, [[surgery]], or care by a [[physician]] or [[nurse]]. Please note that not all medical emergencies listed below are life-threatening; some conditions require medical attention in order to prevent significant and long-lasting effects on physical or mental health. Wikipedia is not a substitute for qualified medical treatment; do not use for medical advice; consult a qualified physician for medical emergency treatment. This list is not exhaustive but only includes injuries which occur with a higher incidence and prevalence in the [[wilderness]] environment. |
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==Injury and illness== |
==Injury and illness== |
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The following is a list of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible Wilderness medical emergency.
Injury and illness
- Arthropod bites and stings
- Appendicitis (leading to peritonitis folkloric "what if" for long distance sailing
- Ballistic trauma (gunshot wound when hunting)
- Eye injuries (such as from branches)
- Flail chest associated with ice climbing and snowclimbing falls
- Hyperthermia (heat stroke or sunstroke)
- Hypothermia
- frostbite
- Poisoning
- Food poisoning associated with warm weather expeditions
- Venomous animal bite
- Botanical from mushrooms or "wild greens""
- Severe burn (forest fire)
- Spreading wound infection
- Suspected spinal injury from falls, falling rock, ice
- Traumatic brain injury from falls, falling rock, ice
Infections specific to wilderness
- Lyme disease infection
- Malaria infection associated with expeditions
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Rabies infection
- Salmonella poisoning associated with expeditions
- Subdural hematoma, associated with rockfall, icefall, falls while climbing, glissade crashes with rocks, mountain bike crashes
- Drowning
- Smoke inhalation (related to Forest fire
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary edemaassociated with high altitude HAPE
- Anaphylaxisn associated with stings
- Hypovolemic shock (due to hemorrhage)associated with climbing falls, kayak crashes, etc
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