2019 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

The LGBTQ community continues to experience discrimination and limited access to healthcare at disturbing rates. Backcountry programs perform medical assessments, provide first aid, and connect our participants to medical care and rescue services in emergencies. This presentation will explore practices to prepare responders and programs to perform inclusive assessments and deepen understandings of LGBTQ medicine. Additionally, it will provide practices to prepare and advocate for transgender and non-binary patients during rescue and in medical emergencies.