https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/ Wilderness, Expedition & Humanitarian Medicine Magazine Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/#comment-99 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 10:15:10 +0000 http://www.theadventuremedic.com/?p=1558#comment-99 […] embedded into everything you do rather than tacked on as an afterthought. Dom Hall has written a really useful article on risk assessments so I will say no […]

]]> https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/#comment-72 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:38:29 +0000 http://www.theadventuremedic.com/?p=1558#comment-72 […] We’ve had a few emails from AM readers regarding some posts that have been doing the rounds on social media recently. The first is an infographic on your chances of dying doing a particular extreme sport. The second, a well-written article from Howie Chong on why you should cycle without a helmet or – from our understanding of the post – why perhaps you should instead walk or drive with one. The quantification of risk is a key part of being an expedition medic, but we here at Adventure Medic HQ are rather dubious about such big generalisations – after all, there is a bit of a difference between pukka whitewater kayaking and a day out at your local outward bound centre. Still, we’d be interested to hear all your thoughts on the Facebook page or on the Forum. You might also want to check out our own article on Risk Management for Adventure. […]

]]> https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/#comment-37 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:06:41 +0000 http://www.theadventuremedic.com/?p=1558#comment-37 […] a look at some relevant Adventure Medic articles including: Introduction to Altitude, Risk Management, Legal Aspects, Expedition Dentistry and Our Guide to […]

]]> https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/#comment-12 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:23:54 +0000 http://www.theadventuremedic.com/?p=1558#comment-12 […] medical officer’s usual responsibilities include the clinical care of the expedition team, risk assessments, preparing medical kits and equipment, prescribing medicine and arranging evacuation where […]

]]> https://www.theadventuremedic.com/features/risk-management-adventure/#comment-4 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:27:53 +0000 http://www.theadventuremedic.com/?p=1558#comment-4 […] can read the full article at the Adventure Medic website to see more tips at advice on adventure risk […]

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