Advice from the Expert Dave Musnick Health Q&A

Seniors Scale the Heights - The secret to hiking through your golden years? Sure-footed seniors say, "Hike!"

Walking for Exercise - Guide to the safest and simplest form of exercise.

Stay Healthy Outdoors
Pure Water - Rules for finding and treating the hiker's beverage of choice.

How to Stay Alive High Up - Karen Berger tells how to avoid Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS).

Conquering Blisters - Karen Berger provides trail-tested advice for keeping your feet happy.

Acute Mountain Sickness - A short guide to understanding, recognizing, and treating maladies brought on by oxygen loss at high altitudes.

Rash Thinking - Poison ivy and kids: Do not mix.

Sun safety in the Great Outdoors.

Tick Borne Diseases in North America - How to protect yourself—these tiny little blood suckers transmit more disease in the US than any other varmint.

Staying Healthy in the Wilderness - Physically and mentally: a doctor tells how.

Cooler Heads Prevail - Preventing heat exhaustion, dehydration, and, the potential killer, heat stroke.

Handle Any Emergency
Wilderness Medicine - Preparedness and common sense will serve you well in the wilderness, and so will Dr. Auerbach's step-by-step medical information.

Surviving Outdoor Emergencies - Overcoming the seven enemies of survival.

What To Do First - Using your noggin' when someone gets hurt.

Quick FAQs
Lyme Disease: Distilled Wisdom - FAQ compiled by members of the rec.backcountry Usenet group.

Poison Oak and Ivy: Distilled Wisdom - FAQ compiled by members of the rec.backcountry Usenet group.

Snake Bite: Distilled Wisdom - FAQ compiled by members of the rec.backcountry Usenet group.

Acute Mountain Sickness - FAQ compiled by members of the rec.backcountry Usenet group on Altitude Sickness.

Water Filters & Giardia: Distilled Wisdom - FAQ compiled by members of the rec.backcountry Usenet group.

Links to Check Out
Travel Health Online - Contains health information for international travel.

World Health Organization Website - International travel and health, including vaccination requirements and health advice arranged by country.

Outdoor Wilderness Safety Workshop - This workshop is based on the pioneering work in outdoor safety management by Alan Hale who adminstrated the International Outdoor Safety Review for many years. This workshop is written by Rick Curtis, Director, Outdoor Action Program (Princeton University).

Outdoor Action Homepage - Provides information on wilderness first aid resources, planning a safe river trip, hypothermia & cold weather injuries, and much more. Provided by Princeton University's Outdoor Action Program.

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