Longleaf Wilderness Medicine

03/13/2025

Interested in preventing altitude illness, specifically HAPE? Outside Magazine has a new article featuring characteristics of climber who developed HAPE on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, leading us all to look even more at prevention.

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the highest mountain in the Americas

03/12/2025

Hey Duluth-area alums and friends! Check out this great opportunity with Outdoor Pursuit at The College of St. Scholastica to build a local wilderness medicine community.

We are starting a group for individuals interested in building a community focused on wilderness medicine. If you have wilderness medical training, we invite you to our inaugural meeting.

During this meeting, we will run a scenario to practice your patient assessment skills, discuss a case, and brainstorm ideas for future gatherings.

These meetings are designed to help you practice and refine your current skills. Please note that they are not intended to serve as formal training sessions.

**Date and Time:** Tuesday, March 18th at 7:30 PM
**Location:** The College of St. Scholastica Student Center

If you are looking for wilderness medical training, check out the Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First Aid, and Wilderness First Responder Recertification courses we will be hosting on campus at the beginning of June. https://www.longleafmedical.com/schedule.html

01/22/2025

Join us in Seattle, WA March 26-30, 2025 and earn your Wilderness First Responder certification.
www.longleafmedical.com/wfr-march2025-seattle

01/17/2025

Confused about using an Apple satellite device? Teton County Search and Rescue put together a resource that provides some great insight. If you have this technology in your pocket, take a gander before heading out on your next adventure.

So far this winter, Teton County Search & Rescue has been alerted four times via Apple iPhone’s new satellite SOS function. Due to questions surrounding this new technology, we’ve put together some information about best practices regarding how to use this function during a backcountry emergency.

This PSA is not intended to shame or cast judgment on anyone—we empathize with all those who go through the complicated stress and confusion of an emergency—only to provide useful information regarding a new technology that can help serve our backcountry community.

To find out more, click the link below:

https://www.tetoncountysar.org/latest-news

Be safe out there, friends, and stay warm.

11/29/2024

Give the gift of knowledge, at a special rate this winter season.

Remote Field Care textbook - $15.00
LWM’s waterproof Wilderness Medicine Field Guide - $12.00

Store link in comments.

Stay safe out there, folks!

11/29/2024

Give the gift of knowledge, at a special price this winter season.

https://www.longleafmedical.com/store/c5/Resources.html

Remote Field Care textbook - $15.00
LWM's waterproof Wilderness Medicine Field Guide - $12.00

Stay safe out there, folks!

06/22/2024

We're thrilled to report that we achieved CAPCE Organizational Accreditation! If you are not familiar with the EMS world, this allows LWM to offer continuing education credits for pre-hospital providers in our WFR and WFR Recert courses.

We're beyond thankful to our staff and the alumni community who supported us to make it happen.

CAPCE Provider Spotlight

Congratulations to on achieving CAPCE Organizational Accreditation!

Longleaf Wilderness Medicine has a clear commitment to excellence in EMS continuing education and we are proud to have them as a CAPCE accredited provider!

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04/30/2024

While spring is only reluctantly making an appearance, spring training is in full force! Looking for a WFA, WFR, or WFR Recert course? Check our online schedule to see when we'll be in your neighborhood.
https://www.longleafmedical.com/schedule.html

As always, stay safe out there!

​LWM is actively working with private groups to host WFR, WFA, WFR Recert and FARI courses that include LWM's same high impact training with increased health and safety measures. Please contact...

10/28/2022

Garmin released data about 10,000 incidents - it provides some great insight into user and incident type.

Learn about the who, what, where, and why people trigger an SOS on their inReach satellite communicator.

10/18/2022

Ever joke about just needing to not be the slowest person when a bear attacks? This guy flipped that statement right on its head as he worked to protect a friend in the middle of a bear attack. Via Cowboy State Daily

“I could hear when his teeth would hit my skull,” Kendall Cummings told Cowboy State Daily on Monday. Kendall tried to physically pull a grizzly off his teammate Brady Lowry on Saturday and paid dearly for it. Lowry says his friend saved his life.

06/10/2022

In this latest installment of LWM's series on mental health, Mica presents information on self-harm. This includes an overview of non-suicidal self-injury, including background information, identification, tips for response, and replacement behaviors: https://youtu.be/1Zu57b3y-xw

This video is the fourth in the mental health series from Longleaf Wilderness Medicine.This week, Mica presents information about non-suicidal self-injury (N...

06/03/2022

Su***de Awareness: Myths and facts, warning signs, risk factors, and how to offer help: https://youtu.be/IPl4edPSUn8
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Resources:
National Su***de Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: 741741
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With an increasing rate of both su***de attempts and completed su***de, it is important to be aware of myths and facts about su***de, risk factors, warning signs, how to offer help, and actions that can be taken.
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This video is the third in the mental health series from Longleaf Wilderness Medicine. Check back next Friday for the next installment in the series.

In this installment of Longleaf Wilderness Medicine's mental health series, Mica focuses on su***de awareness, with a focus on myths and facts about su***de,...