title: Where wilderness, medicine, technology, and religion collide.
abstract: We report a case of a man injured in Yosemite National Park (YNP) whose use of technology and refusal of medical care, based on his Christian Science religious beliefs, created multiple challenges to the providers working to rescue and care for him. This case illustrates how our increasingly diverse and complex world requires flexibility and openness to provide the optimal care, both in the wilderness and in the front country.
authors.affiliation: Medical Education and Research Center, University of California-San Francisco, Fresno, CA. Electronic address: emrp@fresno.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weichenthal
authors.affiliation: Medical Education and Research Center, University of California-San Francisco, Fresno, CA.
authors.forename: Sameir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alhadi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*; D055813:Wilderness Medicine; D059015:Wireless Technology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: ethics; refusal of care; religion; search and rescue; technology; trauma