About Frozen Doc - A Podcast on Wilderness Medicine
Somewhere between Canada and Iceland, Dr Éric Contant will talk about wilderness, remote and resuscitation medicine. Articles will be reviewed, physiology will be studied, guests will be interviewed and fingers will be frozen.
Cliff diving medicine (or Red Bull Cliff Diving medicine)
On this shorter episode, we will cover injuries related with high cliff diving events, such as the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series. The physics of the jump and landing is what matters here. Male athletes jump from a 27-28 meters high tower and the female athletes from a 21 meters high tower. They are evaluated by judges like in other lower diving events (like the Olympics). They can go up to 85km/h and it is when they touch the water and decelerate that severe injuries can happen. It was a true ...
18 Jul 2024
SIPE - Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema
Hi everyone!After almost 2 years of pause, I am back!Let's talk about Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema. A very specific disease you will see if you cover as a medic a triathlon or any other open water swimming event in the cold. We will review its cause, presentation and management.Hope this satisfies you, please send me comments and questions.
26 Oct 2022
Cold-water immersion, Norseman Extreme Triathlon and SIPE
Today, we talk about cold stuff with a guest, Jørgen Melau. He is a PhD in physiology and paramedic from Norway. We discuss Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema, the Norseman Extreme Triathlon and cold-water immersion.
24 Mar 2021
Volcano Hazards
We will now switch gear and go from the cold subject of avalanches, to the hotness of volcanoes and their hazards. Many of you most likely heard there is a volcanic eruption in Iceland (again) and it is a good time to review the topic of volcano hazards. Enjoy the show.
21 Dec 2020
Avalanche predictions in Iceland with Stefán Jökull
I was pleased to be joined by Stefán Jökull, avalanche wizard in Iceland. He talked about predictions and avalanches in Iceland and really quick intro to snow pits.
12 Dec 2020
In hospital management of the avalanche victim
Today we talk about what to do once the avalanche victim enters your department.
4 Dec 2020
Avalanche victims - Management out of the hospital
This episode is a remake of the presentation on the Management of the Avalanche victim that I did to the Garðabær Search and Rescue team in the Iceland. It focuses on the management by rescue teams and the principles behind it.
15 Nov 2020
Introduction
Hi, Éric Contant here. I am a Canadian emergency physician now working in Iceland. Let's talk about wilderness medicine and resuscitation.
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