Monthly Archives: December 2008

While the treatment of Lyme disease would be a whole other topic that would take a web site to discuss, Lyme disease prevention is simple. Every outdoors person or really anyone who goes outside in areas where Lyme disease is prevalent should know these tips. When I first started working for Wilderness Awareness School in [...]

Hypothermia is a very survivable medical condition with proper treatment. The hypothermia treatment and procedures described in this article are simply first aid procedures and should be viewed as recommended as self-rescue or emergency procedures to follow until professional aid becomes available. Under no circumstances should these descriptions be used as substitutes for proper medical [...]

Hypothermia is an extremely serious concern for all outdoor enthusiasts. Once we didn’t recognize it as anything more than an inconvenience and felt it was just a hardship to be overcome. We just bundled up and pushed through it. If you got cold, you just kept it to yourself. Outdoor activities where for men and [...]

During the late 60’s, I was involved in several expeditions to the North and South Poles. One thing I learned while in these polar regions was that cold can kill, often when you least expect it. You need to know the hypothermia symptoms and signs. Those scenes in the movies of explorers stumbling around in [...]