Scott E. McIntosh
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Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Rock Springs Specialty Clinic at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County

Rock Springs
801-581-2121

  • Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, FAWM, DiMM, is a tenured Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is the Director of the Wilderness Medicine fellowship, Medical Director of Summit County EMS, and Associate Medical Director of AirMed. Dr. McIntosh is also the Medical Director of the Boeing Starliner & NASA Medical Landing Team. He is board certified in emergency medicine and sees patients, supervises residents and medical students in the Emergency Department on an on-going basis. Dr. McIntosh is an expedition physician and avid mountaineer, and has climbed many of the world's highest mountains.

    Specialties

  • Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, FAWM, DiMM, is a tenured Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is the Director of the Wilderness Medicine fellowship, Medical Director of Summit County EMS, and Associate Medical Director of AirMed. Dr. McIntosh is also the Medical Director of the Boeing Starliner & NASA Medical Landing Team. He is board certified in emergency medicine and sees patients, supervises residents and medical students in the Emergency Department on an on-going basis. Dr. McIntosh is an expedition physician and avid mountaineer, and has climbed many of the world's highest mountains.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Eccles Health Library -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Emergency Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah M.P.H.
    Residency Emergency Medicine - University of Connecticut Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Vermont M.D.
    Graduate Training Medicine - Royal College of Surgeons - Ireland
    Undergraduate Literature - Duke University B.A.
    Undergraduate Biology - Duke University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Lane JP, McIntosh SE (2023). Avalanche Airbag Usage and Risk Attitudes of Backcountry Skiers and Snowboarders in the American West. Wilderness Environ Med, 34(2), 187-192. (Read full article)
    2. Musi M, Dollbaum R, Mena N, McIntosh SE (2022). Rapid Rewarming for Frostbite Injuries: A Logistic Overlooked Gap Between Theory and Practice. J Burn Care Res, 43(3), 755. (Read full article)
    3. Genswein M, Macias D, McIntosh S, Reiweger I, Hetland A, Paal P (2022). AvaLife-A New Multi-Disciplinary Approach Supported by Accident and Field Test Data to Optimize Survival Chances in Rescue and First Aid of Avalanche Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(9). (Read full article)
    4. Milliner BHA, Brant-Zawadzki G, McIntosh SE (2020). Effect of Calcium-Channel Blockade on the Cold-Induced Vasodilation Response. Wilderness Environ Med, 31(3), 312-316. (Read full article)
    5. Luks AM, Freer L, Grissom CK, McIntosh SE, Schoene RB, Swenson ER, Hackett PH (2020). COVID-19 Lung Injury is Not High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. High Alt Med Biol, 21(2), 192-193. (Read full article)
    6. McIntosh SE, Little CE, Seibert TD, Polukoff NE, Grissom CK (2019). Avalanche airbag post-burial active deflation - The ability to create an air pocket to delay asphyxiation and prolong survival. Resuscitation, 146, 155-160. (Read full article)
    7. Luks AM, Auerbach PS, Freer L, Grissom CK, Keyes LE, McIntosh SE, Rodway GW, Schoene RB, Zafren K, Hackett PH (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2019 Update. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(4S), S3-S18. (Read full article)
    8. McIntosh SE, Freer L, Grissom CK, Auerbach PS, Rodway GW, Cochran A, Giesbrecht GG, McDevitt M, Imray CH, Johnson EL, Pandey P, Dow J, Hackett PH (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2019 Update. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(4S), S19-S32. (Read full article)
    9. Porter A, Difrancesca M, Slack S, Hudecek L, McIntosh SE (2019). Improvised vs Standard Cervical Collar to Restrict Spine Movement in the Backcountry Environment. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(4), 412-416. (Read full article)
    10. Dow J, Giesbrecht GG, Danzl DF, Brugger H, Sagalyn EB, Walpoth B, Auerbach PS, McIntosh SE, Nmethy M, McDevitt M, Schoene RB, Rodway GW, Hackett PH, Zafren K, Bennett BL, Grissom CK (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia: 2019 Update. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(4S), S47-S69. (Read full article)
    11. McIntosh SE, Brant-Zawadzki G, Milliner BH, Christensen ED, Nyberg AA, Grissom CK, Olivares CR, Kim HS, Tremper B (2019). Cause of Death in Utah Avalanche Fatalities, 2006-2007 through 2017-2018 Winter Seasons. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(2), 191-194. (Read full article)
    12. Rodway GW, McIntosh SE, Askew EW (2010). Bradford Washburn's 1962 NEJM article "Frostbite: what it is-how to prevent it-emergency treatment"--historical background and commentary. Wilderness Environ Med, 22(2), 177-81. (Read full article)
    13. McIntosh SE, Guercio B, Tabin GC, Leemon D, Schimelpfenig T (2011). Ultraviolet keratitis among mountaineers and outdoor recreationalists. Wilderness Environ Med, 22(2), 144-7. (Read full article)
    14. Moffat C, McIntosh S, Bringhurst J, Danenhauer K, Gilmore N, Hopkins CL (2008). Terrain park injuries. West J Emerg Med, 10(4), 257-62. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. McIntosh SE, Little CE, Seibert TD, Polukoff NE, Grissom CK (2020). Reply to: Reconsidering the air pocket around mouth and nose as a positive outcome predictor in completely buried avalanche victims. [Letter to the editor]. Resuscitation, 152, 210-211. (Read full article)
    2. McIntosh SE, Hemphill M, McDevitt MC, Gurung TY, Ghale M, Knott JR, Thapa GB, Basnyat B, Dow J, Weber DC, Grissom CK (2019). In Reply to Dr Bennett. [Letter to the editor]. Wilderness Environ Med, 30(3), 334-335. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Luks AM, Beidleman BA, Freer L, Grissom CK, Keyes LE, McIntosh SE, Rodway GW, Schoene RB, Zafren K, Hackett PH (2023). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2024 Update. Wilderness Environ Med. United States. (Read full article)

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