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» Aberdeen University Wilderness Medical Society - Covers wilderness related topics not covered on the traditional medical syllabus and lists activities and events.
» Backcountry First Aid - Links to sites discussing backcountry first aid, from About.com.
» Christopher Van Tilburg, M.D. - Wilderness and emergency physician and an outdoor book author.
» Destination Outdoors - An online source for outdoor health and safety information.
» Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic - Describes daily life at the medical clinic. Provides information on medical conditions affecting high altitude climbers.
» High-Altitude Medical Guide - Provides current medical information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous regions of the world.
» Medical Wilderness Adventure Race - Organization dedicated to supporting adventure racing for health care professionals in wilderness setting.
» The Survival Medical FAQ - Part of a survival web site. Not strictly wilderness medicine, but an adequate orientation for anyone not already trained in emergency medicine. Lists of books for the layman who may have to go it with out a physician.
» What is Wilderness Medicine? - Brief overview.
» Wilderness And Travel Medicine - By Debra Slapper, MD.
» Wilderness Emergencies - An online textbook written by physicians that provides information for the lay person on the recognition and treatment of 66 different wilderness medical illness.
» Wilderness Medical Society - A membership organization of physicians, allied health specialists, nurses, physician assistants, EMT and first responders concerned with the practice of wilderness medicine as well as the health and safety of individuals in the wilderness.
» eMedicine - Wilderness Emergencies - An on-line medical reference designed primarily for use by qualified physicians and other medical professionals.