General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen with or Present Challenges to Coping with Wilderness Exposure

Tracy A. Cushing; William O. Roberts; Peter Hackett; William W. Dexter; Jeff S. Brent; Craig C. Young; Jessie R. Fudge; Seth C. Hawkins; Thomas G. DeLoughery; Benjamin J. Thomas; Geoffrey C. Tabin; Leah E. Jacoby; Chad A. Asplund

doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000229

General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen with or Present Challenges to Coping with Wilderness Exposure

Tracy A. Cushing, William O. Roberts, Peter Hackett, William W. Dexter, Jeff S. Brent, Craig C. Young, Jessie R. Fudge, Seth C. Hawkins, Thomas G. DeLoughery, Benjamin J. Thomas, Geoffrey C. Tabin, Leah E. Jacoby, Chad A. Asplund

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Participation in wilderness and adventure sports is on the rise, and as such, practitioners will see more athletes seeking clearance to participate in these events. The purpose of this article is to describe specific medical conditions that may worsen or present challenges to the athlete in a wilderness environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	396-403
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000229
State	Published - Sep 8 2015

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Preparticipation evaluation
chronic medical conditions
wilderness athlete

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Cushing, T. A., Roberts, W. O., Hackett, P., Dexter, W. W., Brent, J. S., Young, C. C., Fudge, J. R., Hawkins, S. C., DeLoughery, T. G., Thomas, B. J., Tabin, G. C., Jacoby, L. E., & Asplund, C. A. (2015). General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen with or Present Challenges to Coping with Wilderness Exposure. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 25(5), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000229

General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen with or Present Challenges to Coping with Wilderness Exposure. / Cushing, Tracy A.; Roberts, William O.; Hackett, Peter et al.
In: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 5, 08.09.2015, p. 396-403.

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Cushing, TA, Roberts, WO, Hackett, P, Dexter, WW, Brent, JS, Young, CC, Fudge, JR, Hawkins, SC, DeLoughery, TG, Thomas, BJ, Tabin, GC, Jacoby, LE & Asplund, CA 2015, 'General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen with or Present Challenges to Coping with Wilderness Exposure', Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000229

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