WMS Practice Guidelines

Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) Practice Guidelines:

Altitude Illness:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2019 Update.

Epinephrine:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Use of Epinephrine in Outdoor Education and Wilderness Settings: 2014 Update.

Eye Injuries:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Eye Injuries and Illnesses in the Wilderness: 2014 Update.

Hyponatremia:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: 2019 Update

Frostbite:
 Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2019 Update.

Heat Illness:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness: 2019 Update.

Hypothermia:
 Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia: 2019 Update.

Lightning Injuries:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries: 2014 Update.

Acute Pain:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Remote Environments: 2014 Update.

Spine Injuries:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spinal Cord Protection.

Wound Management:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Basic Wound Management in the Austere Environment: 2014 Update.

Pitviper Envenomations:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Pitviper Envenomations in the United States and Canada.

Drowning:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Snow Burials:
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents.

Diabetes Management:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management: 2019

Water Treatment:
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Water Disinfection for Wilderness, International Travel, and Austere Situations: 2019

Hemorrhage Control I:
Application of Current Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Backcountry Care: Part One, Tourniquets and Hemorrhage Control Adjuncts: 2015

Hemorrhage Control II:
Application of Current Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Backcountry Care: Part Two, Hemostatic Dressings and Other Adjuncts: 2015