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:10.1016/j.wem.2015.09.007

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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Abstract

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)	20-29
Number of pages	10
Journal	Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.09.007
State	Published - Dec 2015

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chronic medical conditions
preparticipation evaluation
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. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 26(4), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.09.007

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', Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.09.007

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