(January 2012 – this is the first stage of this page, which will be updated periodically over the coming months with additional resources – any suggestions, please comment or email us via contact page)

Medical issues will high on your agenda if you are planning any expedition, wherever your are going, however you are travelling.  Check out some of the following links:

Are you hydrated? – dehydration is a serious risk in hot climates.  This simple colour chart is a useful reminder to the colour of urine produced by a healthy body.

Bristol Stool Scale – Suffering from diarrhoea?  Use this handly little guide to grade your stools.  Yes, it’s a real, genuine medical tool used by the medical profession.

Fit for Travel - the most recommended NHS (Scotland) website for travellers health advice

Malaria – WHO 2011 World Malaria Report - things are getting better, albeit slowly

Nomad Travel - specialises in providing medical supplies (including prescription meds in conjunction with Wilderness Medical Training, see below) for expedition travel – whether travelling in groups or alone, as a group member or group leader

Wilderness Medical Training - UK based training provider – they do what they say in their name – valuable for anyone who will be travelling beyond easy reach of medical facilities (a) for the medical training (b) for the option to carry otherwise dificult to obtain prescription meds once training has been completed