title: General Consideration in the History, Physical Examination, and Safety Determination.
abstract: A thorough medical history is perhaps the most important aspect when evaluating an athlete before wilderness adventure. A physical examination should follow focusing on conditions that may be affected by changes in atmospheric pressure, extremes of temperature, or altitude. This information can then be used to make safety recommendations ensuring that adventurers are able to safely enjoy participation in the wilderness pursuit of their choice.
authors.affiliation: Legacy Medical Group, Sports Medicine, Beaverton, Oregon (Dr Buchanan). Electronic address: jon.buchanan@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine (Dr Dexter).
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dexter
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (Dr Powell).
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (Dr Wright).
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013177:Sports; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D055814:Wilderness
keywords: history; physical examination; safety determination; wilderness medicine