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University
of Nevada School of Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
in cooperation with the
SOUTHERN NEVADA WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY
presents
SURVIVOR: LAS VEGAS -- The Ultimate Wilderness Medicine
Experience
March 27 - April 8, 2011
Participate in the annual UNSOM, Department of Emergency
Medicine's Wilderness Medicine Rotation, affiliated with the Wilderness
Medical Society. Your wilderness experience will cover a comprehensive
spectrum of topics including Hands-on
practical wilderness outdoor workshops, disaster challenges, outdoor
experiences, rescue training, interesting lectures and presentations, and
exciting evening programs.
Course participants will have an opportunity to accumulate
both core and elective credit to become a Fellow of the Academy of
Wilderness MedicineTM.
Course Purpose:
To facilitate health care providers practical and theoretical
knowledge and skills that will help them to perform optimally in extreme
and wilderness settings.
Educational Objectives:
Provide health care providers with increased knowledge in
treating medical problems unique to the wilderness setting, including high
altitude illness, environmental exposure, lightning injuries, toxic plant,
insect, and reptile exposure, and wound management.
Provide new tools to those who work in remote settings,
including initial patient assessment, wound management, fracture and
dislocation reduction, rescue and evacuation skills, and basic survival
skills.
Demonstrate increased skill in treating environmental emergencies.
Prevent, identify, diagnose, and treat medical emergencies
encountered in the wilderness.
Instruct health-care providers on the importance of
leadership and teamwork in the wilderness setting.
Activities Scheduled:
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- Scrambling and Climbing
at Red Rocks
 
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- Canyoneering at Zion
National Park
 
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- Mt. Charleston Summit with snow camp
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- Avalanche Rescue Training
 
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- Rope Safety and
Protection
 
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- High Angle Rescue
Training
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- Orienteering and Map
Reading
 
- Camaraderie and Social
Activities
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Wilderness Topics:
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- Hydration and Water Purification
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- Anthropod Bites and Stings
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- Ethnobotany: Plants as Medicine
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- Avalanche Safety and
Preparation
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- Live Reptile presentation
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- Foreign Travel: Jet Lag to Diarrhea
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- Dive Emergencies and Hyperbarics
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- Nutrition, Starvation, and Living off the Land
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- High Altitude Medicine: HAPE and HACE
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- Introduction to
Canyoneering
 
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Schedule of the Wilderness Medicine Rotation:
- Please view this Excel File for the Schedule of this rotation.
Course Directors:
- Dr. Mitzi Dillon
- Dr. Tom Matz
- Dr. Vicki Mazzorana
Instructors:
- Dr. Matt Horbal
- Dr. Troy Markus
- Dr. Josh Parker
Cost:
- $300. This includes transportation during the week,
the use of some equipment and approximately 20 meals.
Suggested Reading:
- Touching the Void
- Into the Wild
Interested Applicants:
- There will be 12 spots available so please contact
Alisha Ortiz at alisha.ortiz@gmail.com or call her at
702-383-7885 if interested. Once the application is sent back along
with a $50 deposit, your spot will be confirmed.
- Optional convenient housing is available for the
entire rotation for only $200.
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