The Adventure Summit
Wilderness Medicine Expo 2010
Featured Speaker: Greg LeMond

March 5-6, 2010
Wright State University Student Union

Physicians from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wright State's Boonshoft School of Medicine regularly give presentations and hold small group workshops on wilderness safety, preparation and survival at the Adventure Summit cosponsored by Wright State University and Five Rivers Metroparks. Last year marked the eighth time the department has presented the program, and the second time the Expo was incorporated into the Adventure Summit, the area's premiere outdoor adventure exposition cosponsored by Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State. These hour-long sessions are designed not only for sports enthusiasts but also for anyone who ventures outdoors. The following presentations were made in 2009:

High Altitude Medicine
Michael Hixson, M.D.
Resident, Wright State University
Department of Emergency Medicine

Stings, Bites, and Strikes in the Wild
Brian Springer, M.D., FACEP
Faculty, Wright State University
Department of Emergency Medicine

Infectious Diseases in the Wild
Christopher Calvert, M.D.
Resident, Wright State University
Department of Emergency Medicine
Captain, USAF MC

Wilderness ABCs and Packing Your Med Kit
Jason R. Pickett, M.D., EMT-P
Faculty, Wright State University
Department of Emergency Medicine
Captain, USAR MC

Wilderness Expo Activity Stations

1. C-Spine immobilization: how to secure a possibly broken neck in the outdoors
   
2. Field-expedient litters: how to carry someone to help, with stuff you brought along already
   
3. Reducing Fractures: how to help save some limbs while you're in the back country
   
4. Packing a med kit: see what goes in it, and how to use it if you need it

Check out these presentations from past Wilderness Medicine Expo programs:

• Injuries in the Wild: Heat, Cold, & Broken Bones, Brian Springer, M.D.
• Wilderness ABCs and Packing Your Med Kit, Jason R. Pickett, M.D.
• Bites and Stings in the Wild, Christopher Clavert, M.D.
• Heat Illness: Risk, Treatment & Prevention, Maj. Terence Lonergan, M.D., Flight Surgeon
• Stings, Bites, and Strikes: Plants, Insects, and Animals to Avoid, Robert Sarlay, M.D.
• What's in YOUR kit? Medical Preplanning for Wilderness Activity, Jason R. Pickett, M.D., EMT-P/T
• "Cold, Hot and What to Wear!" Shawn A. Campbell, M.D.
• "Spiders, Bugs, Snakes, and Plants to Avoid," Brian Bosscher, M.D.
• "Sprains, Strains and Breaks," Brian L. Springer, M.D., Sports Medicine director

For more information, contact the Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine at som_em@wright.edu.