Paragliding is a form of free flight, with extreme-altitude paragliding being an emerging discipline. We aimed to describe the physiological demands and the impact of environmental stressors of Read More about The Physiology of Paragliding Flight at Moderate and Extreme Altitudes
Methoxyflurane for Procedural Analgesia at 4470m Altitude
Matt Wilkes,FRCA; Eleanor C.Heath,MRCGP; Nicholas P.Mason,PhD Methoxyflurane is a volatile, fluorinated anesthetic agent with analgesic properties. Although no longer used as an anesthetic due to Read More about Methoxyflurane for Procedural Analgesia at 4470m Altitude
Free Flight Physiology
Human physiology is complex at the best of times. Throw in cold, wind, low oxygen, UV radiation, turbulence, G forces and fear and it becomes even harder to pin down. In other fields, researchers have Read More about Free Flight Physiology
BASE JUMPING – CJAA Guidelines
Definition and guidelines for BASE jumping Download PDFThis content only available to members of ExtremeSportMED Membership, ExtremeSportMED Membership - STAFF ONLY or ACTION SPORTS & EXERCISE Read More about BASE JUMPING – CJAA Guidelines
Pediatric and adolescent injury in skateboarding
Skateboarding has become an international action sport attractive to young people. For this reason, skateboarding has been promoted by some researchers as important for encouraging young people to Read More about Pediatric and adolescent injury in skateboarding
Psychology and Extreme Sports
Extreme sports, those activities that lie on the outermost edges of independent adventurous leisure activities, where a mismanaged mistake or accident could result in death, have developed into a Read More about Psychology and Extreme Sports
Transformations through Proximity Flying: A Phenomenological Investigation
Participation in extreme sports has been linked to personal transformations in everyday life. Descriptions of lived experience resulting from transformative experiences are limited. Proximity flying, Read More about Transformations through Proximity Flying: A Phenomenological Investigation
Injury in kite buggying: the role of the ‘out-of-buggy experience’
Kite buggying is considered an extreme sport, where extreme sports are those activities where a mismanaged execution or mistake has the potential to result in death. Infrequent kite buggy incidents Read More about Injury in kite buggying: the role of the ‘out-of-buggy experience’