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Letter from the Editor

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP
La Mort by Henri Bonnart III

As we pull together this Summer 2018 issue of Surfing Medicine the common theme that emerges from the great blue abyss is death. Try as we may to avert our gaze, there seems to be no avoiding it. “No other option” is a beautifully rendered, heartfelt, true story about a near-death surfing experience in Mexico […]

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Posted in Letter from the Editor

No Other Options (a true story)

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Robert Lawson, MD

It was the summer of 1970 and I had just graduated from Glendale High School in California. I had been working at the Glendale YMCA as a lifeguard and a swimming instructor for two years, and just finished teaching a Water Safety Instructors class. My younger brother Jim was one of my students. I talked […]

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Posted in Assorted Flotsam and Jetsam - Tagged Drowning, Evacuation, Surfing Injury

Big Wave Surfing: A physician’s perspective

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Terrance Farrell, DO

Introduction The sport of big wave surfing has been defined and redefined since the first Polynesian surfer shaped the first board and then rode the first wave. I suspect that from that first wave the allure of riding bigger and more challenging waves had its beginnings. The history of big wave surfing is extensive with […]

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Posted in Original Research - Tagged Big Wave Surfing, Surfing Injury

Origins of the Paddle Out Ceremony

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Deric Weiss, MD, FACP

It may seem counterintuitive to some, but working as a palliative care physician has some unique rewards. It is difficult work, breaking life-changing news and having very emotionally charged conversations with patients and their families. But the rewards lie in the process of walking through those tough times. We get to know what really matters […]

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Posted in Other - Tagged Paddle Out Ceremony, Palliative Care

Case Report: 63 y.o. male surfer “found down”

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Surfing Medicine Staff
Post-intubation CXR

HPI 63-year-old male surfer in Northern California was found floating in shore break by fellow surfers. He was wearing a full wetsuit and last seen riding a 5-foot wave, perhaps 5 minutes before the incident. When other surfers arrived to assist, the victim was not breathing spontaneously, had limp muscle tone and was blue. He […]

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Posted in Acute Surfing Injury, Case Report - Tagged Drowning, Surfing Death, Surfing Injury

What Happened to Zika?

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Barbara Kozminski
Mosquito

A few years back, Zika caught a wave of attention during the epidemic in Central and South Americas. Although usually causing relatively mild disease in most patients, the virus is linked with devastating microcephaly in babies born to mothers actively infected by the virus. In the last two years, the disease dropped out of the […]

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Posted in Infectious Disease, Travel Medicine

Orthopedic Injuries in Professional Surfers: A Retrospective Study at a Single Orthopedic Center

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Surfing Medicine Staff

This excellent article, appearing in the March 2018 issue of the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine highlights 17 years of clinical experience of the World Surfing League’s (formerly ASP) medical director, Warren Kramer, MD. Dr. Kramer, an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, CA has long been the go-to physician for professional surfers around the world. […]

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Posted in Literature Review - Tagged Pro Surfing, Surfing Injury

Summer 2018 Issue #31 Table of Contents

  • Letter from the Editor
  • No Other Options (a true story)
  • Big Wave Surfing: A physician’s perspective
  • Origins of the Paddle Out Ceremony
  • Case Report: 63 y.o. male surfer “found down”
  • What Happened to Zika?
  • Orthopedic Injuries in Professional Surfers: A Retrospective Study at a Single Orthopedic Center

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