On the 19th of April at 9.00pm Ginger will be televising the Jones Boys Amazon Adventure. Steve Jones and
his brothers were exposed to a number of challenges in the jungle on the Amazon. Expedition Medicine staff member Paul Richards provided the medical support and appears to have sacrificed himself in the process. Paul managed to get bitten by every insect in the district, the number of bites in his buttocks exceeded 100 (he counted these himself). I think this means that Pauls nethers are either more appealing or larger than the other expedition members. Watch the programme, I think it will make for interesting viewing.
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April 13th, 2010 | Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Remote medicine, expedition, medical training course, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments | 
Amazon Adventures with Dr Lucy Dickinson, the BBC and Sports Relief
Dangers of kayaking the Amazon
Lucy Dickinson has just returned from accompanying Helen Skelton and the BBC team as Helen kayaked 2,010 miles down the Amazon. Here are her thoughts upon her return.
” I’ve just had my first experience of TV expedition work escorting Helen Skelton from Blue Peter kayaking down the Amazon. I still can’t quite believe I got the opportunity to have such an amazing trip. So how did it compare to the other expedition work I’ve done? Well it’s still just you and your box of tricks in the middle of nowhere improvising and trying to manage the risks. It’s still having an adventure and seeing a beautiful part of the earth. It’s still meeting new people from different parts of the world and learning different ways of life that put some perspective on the way we live our lives here. It’s still being inspired by interesting people doing exceptional things.
For a change, this trip was no physical challenge for me, in fact it was a challenge to sit still for 6 weeks! It was new having people thriving on the little dramas “because they make good TV”. It was exciting watching the BBC team doing a live broadcast from a sand bank in the middle of the Amazon knowing that people in the UK were watching it back in the UK as it was happening. It is not my idea of fun being in front of a camera and I constantly thought back to that conversation I had in London with Eric, the producer, about how I agreed to be on film only in exceptional circumstances if absolutely necessary. The reality was far from this and I can only hope that when the Blue Peter specials and the Sport Relief programme come out this week that I won’t cringe at the appearance of my “character” as they refer to you. As with most expeditions I’ve done it was a great pleasure and a privilege to work with a team of very lovely, interesting and fun people and have an exciting diversion to day to day General Practice.
…..If they ever ask me to do another trip with them I’ll jump at the chance.”
March 16th, 2010 | Adventure, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Remote medicine, Travel, expedition, medical training course, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Blue Peter – Helen’s Amazing Amazon Adventure – Part 1 BBC One – Tuesday 16th March, 4:35pm
The story of Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton’s incredible record-breaking
adventure, kayaking solo down the mighty River Amazon in aid of Sport Relief, is told over the course of two programmes.
In one of the toughest challenges ever undertaken by a Blue Peter presenter, Helen’s epic journey was conducted at a gruelling pace, paddling up to 14 hours a day to complete her target of kayaking 2,010 miles in six weeks, with only one rest day a week. This first programme follows her as she begins her training with Expedition Medicine, arriving in Peru for the start of her odyssey. She visits Proceso Social, a project which uses Sport Relief cash to reduce child labour and increase access to education among semi-urban child migrants in Peru. Helen then begins her first week on the water.
March 11th, 2010 | Adventure, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, expedition, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Team Amazon complete journey
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has completed a 2,000-mile kayak trip along the Amazon for Sport Relief, supported by Expedition Medicine
The 26-year-old was greeted by cheers and celebratory gunfire as she crossed the finish line in Almerim, Brazil.
Skelton has clocked up 2,010 miles since she set off on her solo journey from Natua in Peru on 20 January.
The BBC star, who had never been in a kayak before training, broke two world records as she became the first woman to paddle the length of the river.
The records – for the longest solo journey by kayak and the longest distance in a kayak in 24 hours by a woman – are awaiting official verification.
The TV presenter paddled about 60 miles a day, six days a week, to reach the target.
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My bottom is bruised, my shoulders are sore and the muscles in my neck are making it hard to differentiate between my head and my shoulders but to be honest I am proud of the war wounds
Helen Skelton
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Skelton said of her challenge: “It’s been tough but I’ve had enough highs to make it more than worthwhile.
“I’m very lucky to have amazing people in my life who’ve picked me up when things got hard and most importantly inspired me to carry on.
“My bottom is bruised, my shoulders are sore and the muscles in my neck are making it hard to differentiate between my head and my shoulders but to be honest I am proud of the war wounds.
“I reckon that you shouldn’t shy away from things because they’re tough or you might fail. Get stuck in and you never know where you might end up.”
Blue Peter, which is showing Skelton’s epic journey in two special episodes on 16 and 17 March, hopes her efforts will inspire families across the UK to rise to their own challenge for Sport Relief.
Lucy will be updating us in the next couple of days
But well done to all the team
March 1st, 2010 | Adventure, Dr Sean Hudson, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, across the divide, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Update on BBC’s Amazon kayak record attempt
Expedition Medicine is supporting Helen Skelton, presenter on Blue Peter, attempt to be the first woman to kayak the Amazon and here is the latest progress report on 18th February.
All are well here now. Helen and I have managed to avoid the D+V.
It’s been an eventful week in Helen Skelton’s Amazon adventure. We started with Carnaval in the city of Manaus where the entire crew had to dress up and dance around a specially built Samba drome in the pouring rain. Leaving Manaus we reached the meeting of the Amazon with the Rio Negra, the biggest tributary of the Amazon. One is brown and the other is black and the waters don’t mix for several miles. A helicopter was chartered to film this event and the team were buzzing after this exciting milestone. Next came an unwanted drama with several members of the local and UK crew being affected by a viral gastroenteritis. It started with one of the kitchen staff and, despite working hard at the usual strict hygiene measures, it spread to several others. Fortunately Helen (and I) have been ok so far. The latest drama was the sinking of our support boat in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Nobody was on board at the time and after several hours of hard work it was resurrected but it had to be fixed up at a boat yard upstream of our location so this cost a whole day of paddling for Helen. She’s back on track now, has just clocked 1500 miles and is going as strong as ever.
Rain’s coming so I’ll be off. Lucy x
February 18th, 2010 | Adventure, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Remote medicine, Travel, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, expedition, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Jungle Medicine Costa Rica – new video’s
Jungle Medicine participant gives a delegates view on the medic training course
February 12th, 2010 | Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Jungle medicine, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Free Medical Training for Media Production Companies working in Remote Locations
Medical Training for Media 
Production Companies
Dates for 2010 to be announced
Royal Geographical Society, London
This is a free training seminar, limited to 25 places, for people involved in filming or media projects abroad in locations where medical cover is not close at hand. It will highlight the biggest risks and you will learn how to administer immediate care and the importance of including the medical provision in your planning.
Anyone who is part of a media crew or production company working on location abroad in remote environments or who is filming and photographing adventurous activities.
Interested? Then contact Piers Carter on Piers@expeditionmedicine.co.uk or 07801 104604
October 1st, 2009 | Adventure, Arctic Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Remote medicine, Travel, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, desert medicine, diving and marine medicine, expedition, medical training course, polar medicine, training, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Cervical collar or SAM splint in a pre-hospital wilderness environment – Dr Sean Hudson reviews
For some time there has been a debate about the value of cervical collars in the pre-hospital wilderness environment. A recent article has lent weight to the ‘don’t take collars on expedition’ protagonists.
The recent journal of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine: Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 166–168 compares a molded SAM splint as a collar with the traditional philadelphia collar.
The SAM splint was simply wrapped and molded around the C spine. and degrees of movement of the C spine were tested in all planes.
They found no significant difference in the ability of the 2 collars at limiting movement of the cervical spine. Podolsky and colleagues, in a prior study, found that the Philadelphia collar is as effective as numerous other collars available for cervical spine immobilization.
None of these devices has the broad range of uses that can be performed by a SAM splint (in addition to limiting movement of the cervical spine) The ability to carry one universal device for so many different medical conditions is one of the advantages of the SAM splint. This study helps to validate the practice of using a SAM splint as a universal splint for environments with limited medical supplies.
For more information on Expedition and Wilderness Medicine visit www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk
September 2nd, 2009 | Adventure, Dr Sean Hudson, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Jungle medicine, Remote medicine, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, desert medicine, expedition, medical training course, polar medicine, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
Expedition and Wilderness Medicine partners with the Wilderness Medical Society of America
Wilderness Medical Society Approved Courses
All of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Courses are approved for credit by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) for the Academy of Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Program (FAWM). For more information visit: www.wms.org The Wilderness Medical Society has entered a partnership with Expedition and Wilderness Medicine to offer you an opportunity to earn credits towards the WMS Academy of Wilderness Medicine Fellowship program (FAWM).
This is an exciting postgraduate qualification in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine which is likely to become the gold standard in this field.
What is the FAWM?
The Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine is designed for individuals who want to be acknowledged for their professional achievement in Wilderness Medicine, and wish to validate their training for their patients, and clients. This initiative between Expedition and Wilderness Medicine and WMS offers a means to identify those who have achieved a demanding set of requirements. Society members enrol in the Academy and, by completing Expedition and Wilderness Medicine courses, receive credit for specific, identifiable experience, accumulating credit toward becoming a Fellow.
Any current member of the Wilderness Medical Society who successfully completes the requirements will have the distinction of being a registered member of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine and entitled to use the designation Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) and may reference it on resumes, business cards, and advertisements. The Academy maintains a demanding set of requirements that validates each member’s qualifications in wilderness medicine. C
andidates for the Academy participate in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Courses and receive credit for the topics covered. When candidates fulfil the requirements of the Core Curriculum and demonstrate other required experience in Wilderness Medicine, they qualify to be reviewed to become members of the Academy with the designation “Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.”
To find out more visit the Expedition and Wilderness Medicine website.
February 11th, 2009 | Adventure, Arctic Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Jungle medicine, Remote medicine, Travel, desert medicine, diving and marine medicine, medical training course, polar medicine, training, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
New Expedition Medicine training course dates
New September dates for UK Expedition Medicine Course in the Lakes
We are happy to announce the dates for our autumn Expedition Medicine course in the Lake District for the 9-12 September 2008 to be held at our training centre at the Barrow House Youth Hostel, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria.
Find out more about the course at the UK expedition medicine training page here
Visit our Expedition Medicine photo gallery here to see more or download an course application form here, but hurry the places are strictly limited.
January 5th, 2008 | Adventure, Diving Medic, Dr Sean Hudson, Expedition Doctor, Expedition Medicine, Jungle medicine, Remote medicine, Travel, desert medicine, expedition, mark hannaford, medical training course, polar medicine, travel medic, wilderness medic, wilderness medicine | No Comments |
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