Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Water Treatment for Wilderness, International Travel, and Austere Situations

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• Alternative Title:
  Wilderness Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Backer, Howard D. ; Derlet, Robert W. ; Hill, Vincent R.
• Description:
  To provide guidance to medical providers, wilderness users, and travelers, the Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for treating water in situations where the potability of available water is not assured, including wilderness and international travel, areas impacted by disaster, and other areas without adequate sanitation. The guidelines present the available methods for reducing or eliminating microbiological contamination of water for individuals, groups, or households; evaluation of their effectiveness; and practical considerations. The evidence base includes both laboratory and clinical publications. The panel graded the recommendations based on the quality of supporting evidence and the balance between benefits and risks/burdens according to the criteria published by the American College of Chest Physicians.
• Subjects:
  Disasters Humans Societies, Medical Wilderness Medicine
• Keywords:
  Coagulation–flocculation Disaster Water Treatment Drinking Water Halogens Microfilter Pasteurization Ultraviolet Light Water Disinfection
• Source:
  Wilderness Environ Med. 35(1 Suppl):45S-66S
• Pubmed ID:
  38379474
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10961906
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  35
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a5fe147c0d5efc633ba64e61074ab1580959862459f373b66e6547fb49c5034a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153527/cdc_153527_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 346.81 KB ]