Expedition medicine

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Expedition medicine
SynonymExpeditionary medicine
Subdivisions
Travel Medicine General environmental medicine Battlefield medicine High Altitude Medicine


Expedition Medicine (sometimes known as expeditionary medicine) is the field of medicine focusing on providing embedded medical support to an expedition, usually in medically austere or isolated areas. Expedition medicine provides the physical and psychological wellbeing of expedition members before, during, and after an expedition.

non-governmental organizations, and government expeditions.[2] Some medical governing bodies consider expedition medicine as a field within wilderness medicine, whilst others considered it be a separate discipline.[3][4]

Medical equipment used by Robert Falcon Scott on his 1910 Antarctic expedition
Benjamin Rush provided medical training and equipment to the Lewis and Clark Expedition

History

Ancient Era

This field of expedition medicine has ancient origins and has been practised almost since the advent of

expeditions. Many ancient civilizations embedded medical staff with military units.[5]

Medieval Era

As expedition and merchant crews grew during the later medieval era, barber surgeons and other medical staff were added to the crew compliment. [6]

Age of Discovery

During the

Cristopher Columbus, traveled with surgeons as part of their crew.[8][9]

Modern Era

Benjamin Rush provided medical training and equipment to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[10]

During the period of

wagon trains.[11][12]

In the late 19th century, the influence of notable medical practitioners like

Venerable Order of Saint John pushing for every adult man and woman to be taught the basics of first aid eventually led to institutionalized first-aid courses and standard first-aid kits in the military and eventually in other medically austere locations.[13]

Each of the expeditions led by

South Magnetic Pole
on 16 January 1909.

South Magnetic Pole
on 16 January 1909

Sir Edmund Hillary
.

Modern advances, such as the use of

remote physiological monitoring devices, have allowed expedition medicine providers to monitor and treat medical situations quickly.[15]
Dr Sean Hudson co-founder of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, now known as World Extreme Medicine received an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to expedition medicine.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is an expedition doctor?". World Extreme Medicine. Expedition & Wilderness Medicine Posts. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ Grogan, Claire (15 Nov 2016). "Expedition medicine: save lives ... and go places". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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  4. ^ "Wilderness Medical Society: About". Wilderness Medical Society. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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  6. ^ Westphalen (1 January 2023). "English Medieval Ships Warfare and Medicine". Journal of Military and Veterans Health. 31 (1): 40. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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  8. ^ "Sea-surgeons Enter the Age of Exploration". piratesurgeon. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. PMID 785049
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  10. ^ "Rush and the Corps of Discovery". lewis-clark.org. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ^ "What Pioneers Packed to Go West". Notes From The Frontier. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  12. ^ "DOCTORS AND DISEASES ON THE OREGON TRAIL". END OF THE OREGON TRAIL. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. doi:10.1001/jama.1963.03060020092035
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  14. ^ "Shackleton's Crew - MEET THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907-09". nzaht. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Developing Wearable Sensors for Remote Physiological Monitoring in Arduous Environments". wem academy. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Queen's honour for former West Cumbrian GP". 23 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Medicine in Cold Environments Part 1".

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