Expeditions Archives - Dr. Hannah Lock

Pre-Expedition Medical Screening

Post author:Hannah
Post published:26 March 2021
Post Category:Altitude / Expedition Medicine / Expeditions / Medical kit / Mountain medicine / Mountains / Travel
Post Comments:2 Comments

Why Is Medical Screening Important?Many expedition team members, leaders and medics will have past or current medical conditions, injuries or disabilities. With more and more people undertaking mountain adventures and…

Psychological First Aid

Post author:Hannah
Post published:6 September 2020
Post Category:Climbing / Emergency Medicine / Expedition Medicine / Expeditions / First Aid / Leadership / Mental Health / Mountain medicine / Mountains
Post Comments:2 Comments

Even the best-planned adventures can go completely off track when the weather changes, a rock falls or the snow pack doesn’t behave as expected. When accidents happen in the mountains,…

Sleep At High Altitude

Post author:Hannah
Post published:25 July 2020
Post Category:Altitude / Climbing / Expeditions / Mountain medicine / Mountains
Post Comments:3 Comments

Most people don’t sleep very well at high altitude and often report broken sleep, vivid dreams and not feeling well rested on waking. On any trekking, climbing or mountaineering trip…