https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/penetrating-neck-wound-management 2025-10-04T12:50:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/images-1_131bfdfd-4a6e-4e1a-8618-8f8900efc64e.jpg?v=1759596632 Penetrating Neck Wound Management https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/cervical-spine-injuries-and-the-nexus-criteria 2025-09-26T23:07:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/images_76cb8df9-396a-4070-a279-c9f4702d6b17.jpg?v=1758942455 Cervical Spine Injuries and the NEXUS Criteria https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/venomous-snake-bite-management 2025-10-04T12:48:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/IMG_6639.jpg?v=1759596535 Venomous Snake Bite Management https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/how-to-treat-an-open-fracture-in-the-wilderness-step-by-step-guide-for-outdoor-emergencies-prepem-wild 2025-10-11T14:25:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Oct_11_2025_at_01_54_20_PM_c8944dd1-ca09-417f-a2a9-8ad921b85fdc.png?v=1760207109 How to Treat an Open Fracture in the Wilderness: Step-by-Step Guide for Outdoor Emergencies | PrepEM Wild Two hikers in the mountains performing wilderness first aid for an open leg fracture using bandages and a PrepEM Wild Essentials Pro Kit with visible logo; outdoor trauma care scene under natural light https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/cold-wet-and-bleeding-the-deadly-triad-of-wilderness-trauma 2025-10-18T01:40:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/triad_blog_post_5dac7d8b-889b-4ad6-9124-d93d61969884.jpg?v=1760766002 Cold, Wet, and Bleeding: The Deadly Triad of Wilderness Trauma https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/post-tourniquet-care-in-the-field 2025-10-25T09:30:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/stop_bleed_blog_64dc4a19-8d57-4f73-9371-e67cc04defc0.jpg?v=1761399043 Post-Tourniquet Care: What to Do After You Stop the Bleed | PrepEM Wild https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/outdoor-injuries-you-dont-expect 2025-11-01T13:11:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Outdoor_Injuries.png?v=1762017068 Outdoor Injuries You Don't Expect: How to Be Ready When they Happen “Hiker using PrepEM Wild Essentials Pro Kit to treat injured partner on mountain trail — educational wilderness first-aid scene.” https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/%F0%9F%8F%95%EF%B8%8F-5-wilderness-medical-myths-debunked 2025-11-08T09:50:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Myth_2_110d88c6-6a9a-4aa4-a341-1d0d7f870d67.jpg?v=1762613403 🏕️ 5 Wilderness Medical Myths : Debunked https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/blogs-news-cold-weather-emergencies-backcountry-survival 2025-11-15T10:57:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Nov_15_2025_at_10_29_16_AM.png?v=1763222235 Cold Weather Emergencies in the Backcountry https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/hyperbaric-oxygen-backcountry-trauma 2025-11-22T07:15:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/HBOT.png?v=1763813713 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Outdoors: Wound Healing, Diving Emergencies, and Why Oxygen Matters in Backcountry Trauma “Coastal wilderness scene with diver emerging from cold water and PrepEM Wild branding. Outdoor survival imagery representing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, diving injuries, and backcountry trauma.” https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/rule-of-3-survival-guide 2025-11-29T07:48:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/rule_of_3_blog.png?v=1764420524 The Rule of 3 Survival: What Every Hunter & Backcountry Traveler Must Know Rugged wilderness dawn scene with hunter silhouette and PrepEM Wild logo. Hero image for Rule of 3 survival blog by ER doctors. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/saturday-morning-prep-essential-wilderness-readiness-for-every-outdoorsman 2025-12-06T09:44:11-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/December6_f6cbd8e1-8d47-468a-807f-87414b4de9e1.png?v=1765032251 Saturday Morning Prep: Essential Wilderness Readiness for Every Outdoorsman “Rugged dawn wilderness landscape with frosted pines and mountain ridgeline used for PrepEM Wild’s Saturday Morning Wilderness Prep blog. Backcountry survival branding with PrepEM Wild logo.” https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/two-backcountry-emergencies-decision-making-survival 2025-12-13T11:57:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Dec_13_2025_at_11_56_50_AM.png?v=1765645042 Two Backcountry Emergencies. Same Injury. Very Different Outcomes https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/multi-use-backcountry-medical-gear 2025-12-20T11:12:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/ProKit_Contentjpg_a70d6477-0db7-4bc7-85de-90f19253024b.jpg?v=1766247166 What's in Your Pack Might Save a Life: The Hidden Value of Multi-Use Gear https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/healthcare-deserts-wilderness-medicine-rural-america 2026-01-10T11:31:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/1_10_Blog.jpg?v=1768062665 Healthcare Deserts in America: Why Wilderness Medicine Now Applies at Home Rural emergency department showing what a healthcare desert is, delayed emergency response and the need for wilderness emergency preparedness https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/lower-back-pain-when-to-seek-emergency-care 2026-01-17T09:04:39-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/back_pain_jpg_27c09019-eac1-49a0-8452-ccb1529d5d83.jpg?v=1768658679 Lower Back Pain: When It’s Common—and When It’s an Emergency Lower back pain warning signs illustrated in a remote wilderness setting with PrepEM Wild branding https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/hypothermia-diagnosis-management-prevention 2026-01-24T09:23:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Hypotherrmia.png?v=1769264598 Hypothermia: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention in Winter Months outdoorsman is rendering aide to an outdoorsman woman in a cold environment. scene depicting hypothermia rescue https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/blogs-prepem-wild-emergency-department-classifications 2026-02-07T11:04:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Feb_7_2026_at_10_36_29_AM.png?v=1770480243 Emergency Department Classifications Explained (Urgent Care to Trauma Centers) | PrepEM Wild Emergency Department Classifications Explained hero image showing EMT loading patient into ambulance, illustrating differences between urgent care, freestanding ERs, community emergency departments, and trauma centers. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/wilderness-trauma-field-guide-bleeding-fractures-life-threatening-injury 2026-02-21T10:20:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/TRAUMA_BLOG.png?v=1771687236 Wilderness Trauma: The Complete Field Guide to Life-Threatening Injury Wilderness trauma scene showing tourniquet application in remote mountain setting https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/golden-hour-wilderness-emergency-first-60-minutes 2026-02-28T08:44:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Golden_Hour.png?v=1772286252 The Golden Hour in the Wilderness: What Actually Matters in the First 60 Minutes Outdoor emergency scene in remote wilderness during sunrise with injured hiker receiving first aid, illustrating the Golden Hour concept in wilderness medicine. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/junctional-hemorrhage-guide 2026-04-11T07:59:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/prepem_wild_hero_hunter_4d72b7ad-571b-4c78-afa4-674cce3422d6.png?v=1775908741 Junctional Hemorrhage: The Deadliest Bleeds Your Tourniquet Can't Stop A wilderness first responder demonstrating wound packing with hemostatic gauze for a junctional hemorrhage. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/tension-pneumothorax-guide 2026-04-18T09:42:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/tension_pneumo_blog.png?v=1776519766 Tension Pneumothorax — The Chest Injury That Kills in Minutes A wilderness first responder applying a vented chest seal to a casualty with chest trauma in the field. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/tick-borne-illnesses-wilderness-hunters-curse 2026-04-25T08:03:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/prepem_wild_hero_ticks.png?v=1777118620 The Hunter's Curse: Tick-Borne Illnesses in the Wilderness A hunter performing a tick check on his leg in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of tick-borne illness prevention. https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/tv-cpr-vs-real-life-cpr-what-actually-happens 2026-06-20T09:12:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/prepem_wild_cpr_hero_be5d0cdd-04da-40f4-a0a7-1c0a3525c599.png?v=1781961124 TV CPR vs. Real Life CPR: 10 Things Hollywood Gets Wrong | PrepEM Wild Person performing CPR chest compressions on an adult lying on a cabin floor — real-life wilderness emergency medicine, PrepEM Wild https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/sprain-strain-fracture-wilderness-extremity-injury-guide 2026-07-11T13:39:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Splint_Blog.png?v=1783791594 Sprain, Strain, or Fracture? How to Treat Extremity Injuries in the Field Wilderness first aid - person applying a moldable splint to a wrist injury in a forest, PrepEM Wild field guide https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/anaphylaxis-wilderness-treatment-epipen-field-guide 2026-07-19T07:59:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/EPiPen.png?v=1784462384 Benadryl Isn't Enough: How to Treat Anaphylaxis in the Wilderness Wilderness first responder administering an EpiPen auto-injector in a dark forest - anaphylaxis field treatment guide https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/heat-stroke-vs-heat-exhaustion-wilderness-field-guide 2026-07-27T15:31:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/heatstroke.png?v=1785180714 Heat Stroke vs. Heat Exhaustion: The One Sign that Changes Everything Wilderness first responder pouring water on a collapsed hiker in extreme desert heat with a PrepEM Wild medical kit open on the ground - heat stroke field guide https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-a-tourniquet-the-right-way 2026-08-02T11:28:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/Tourniquet_blog_e9a841d0-876e-48b3-ba7f-05f056128117.png?v=1785684528 How to Use a Tourniquet - The Right Way Hiker applying a tourniquet high on the upper leg of an injured trail companion on a Rocky Mountain trail, black medical kit open beside them https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/wound-infection-wilderness-when-dirt-becomes-deadly 2026-08-08T16:16:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/hero_blog_v2.png?v=1786219930 Wound Infection in the Wild: When Dirt Becomes Deadly Female hiker wearing blue nitrile gloves irrigating a laceration on a male hiker's forearm with a syringe on a forest trail at golden hour, black medical kit open on the ground https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/drowning-cold-water-immersion-wilderness-field-guide 2026-08-15T16:30:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/hero_email_real.png?v=1786220744 Drowning & Cold Water Immersion: What the Water Temperature Debate Gets Wrong Hiker performing rescue breathing on a drowning victim pulled from a cold mountain lake, black PrepEM Wild med kit open on the rocky shore https://prepemwild.com/blogs/news/lightning-strike-wilderness-response-protocol 2026-08-22T17:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/8192/0956/articles/lightning-strike-wilderness-cpr-reverse-triage-prepem-wild.png?v=1786222494 Lightning Strike: The Wilderness Response Protocol That Breaks Every Rule You Know Hiker performing CPR on a lightning strike victim on a rocky mountain ridge, storm clouds and lightning visible in the background, first aid kit open nearby