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

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County

1577 Dewar Drive
Rock Springs , WY 82901
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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 ongoing basis. Dr. McIntosh is an expedition physician and avid mountaineer, and has climbed many of the world's highest mountains.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Emergency Medicine (Sub: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine)

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 ongoing 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 -Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine (Sub: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine)

Education history

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. McIntosh SE, Little CE, Seibert TD, Polukoff NE, Grissom C (2020). Avalanche airbag post-burial active deflation - The ability to create an air pocket to delay asphyxiation and prolong survival. Resuscitation, 146, 155-160.
  2. 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 P (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2019 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 30(4S), S19-S32.
  3. McIntosh SE, Brant-Zawadzki G, Milliner BH, Christensen ED, Nyberg AA, Grissom CK, Olivares CR, Kim HS, Tremper (2019). Cause of Death in Utah Avalanche Fatalities, 2006-2007 through 2017-2018 Winter Seasons. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 30(2), 191-194.
  4. McIntosh SE, Guercio B, Tabin GC, Leemon D, Schimelpfenig (2011). Ultraviolet keratitis among mountaineers and outdoor recreationalists. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 22(2), 144-7.
  5. Luks AM, Auerbach PS, Freer L, Grissom CK, Keyes LE, McIntosh SE, Rodway GW, Schoene RB, Zafren K, Hackett P (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2019 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 30(4S), S3-S18.
  6. Rodway GW, McIntosh SE, Askew E (2011). Bradford Washburn's 1962 NEJM article "Frostbite: what it is-how to prevent it-emergency treatment"--historical background and commentary. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 22(2), 177-81.
  7. Milliner BHA, Brant-Zawadzki G, McIntosh S (2020). Effect of Calcium-Channel Blockade on the Cold-Induced Vasodilation Response. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 31(3), 312-316.
  8. Dow J, Giesbrecht GG, Danzl DF, Brugger H, Sagalyn EB, Walpoth B, Auerbach PS, McIntosh SE, Némethy M, McDevitt M, Schoene RB, Rodway GW, Hackett PH, Zafren K, Bennett BL, Grissom C (2019). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Out-of-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia: 2019 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 30(4S), S47-S69.
  9. Porter A, Difrancesca M, Slack S, Hudecek L, McIntosh S (2019). Improvised vs Standard Cervical Collar to Restrict Spine Movement in the Backcountry Environment. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 30(4), 412-416.
  10. Luks AM, Freer L, Grissom CK, McIntosh SE, Schoene RB, Swenson ER, Hackett P (2020). COVID-19 Lung Injury is Not High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. High altitude medicine & biology, 21(2), 192-193.
  11. Musi M, Dollbaum R, Mena N, McIntosh S (2022). Rapid Rewarming for Frostbite Injuries: A Logistic Overlooked Gap Between Theory and Practice. Journal of burn care & research, 43(3), 755.
  12. Genswein M, Macias D, McIntosh S, Reiweger I, Hetland A, Paal (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. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(9),
  13. Moffat C, McIntosh S, Bringhurst J, Danenhauer K, Gilmore N, Hopkins C (2009). Terrain park injuries. The western journal of emergency medicine, 10(4), 257-62.
  14. Lane JP, McIntosh S (2023). Avalanche Airbag Usage and Risk Attitudes of Backcountry Skiers and Snowboarders in the American West. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 34(2), 187-192.
  15. McWilliams HA, Fell L, Wheeler AM, Awad E, Wheeler AR 3rd, Smith WR, McIntosh S (2024). Sublingual Sufentanil Tablet for Analgesia in Emergency Medical Services and Search and Rescue Agencies. Prehospital emergency care, 1-5.
  16. Fink PB, Wheeler AR 3rd, Smith WR, Brant-Zawadzki G, Lieberman JR, McIntosh SE, Van Tilburg C, Wedmore IS, Windsor JS, Hofmeyr R, Weber (2024). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Austere Environments: 2024 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 35(2), 198-218.
  17. McIntosh SE, Freer L, Grissom CK, Rodway GW, Giesbrecht GG, McDevitt M, Imray CH, Johnson EL, Pandey P, Dow J, Hackett P (2024). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2024 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 35(2), 183-197.
  18. Moya EA, Yu JJ, Brown S, Gu W, Lawrence ES, Carlson R, Brandes A, Wegeng W, Amann K, McIntosh SE, Powell FL, Simonson T (2024). Tibetans exhibit lower hemoglobin concentration and decreased heart response to hypoxia during poikilocapnia at intermediate altitude relative to Han Chinese. Frontiers in physiology, 15, 1334874.
  19. Cools E, Swol J, Wanscher M, Brugger H, Pasquier M, McIntosh S, Musi M, Oshiro K, Gordon L, Walpoth B, Hoffman JRH, Follis F, Zafren K, Paal P, Giraud R, Podsiadlo P, Martucci G, Darocha T, O'Neil E, Peek GJ, Reviewers (2025). ELSO 2025 Narrative Guideline on the Use of ECMO for Accidental Hypothermia. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs,
  20. Zachar C, Grissom CK, McIntosh SE, Luks A (2025). Hypoxic Training Systems for Climbing at Extremely High Altitude: A Survey of Current Practice. High altitude medicine & biology,
  21. Kanaan NC, Abdul Cader J, Krakker J 3rd, Beasley H, Grissom CK, McIntosh S (2025). Simulated Avalanche vs Tree-Well Burial Effects on Human Physiology. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 36(3), 361-367.
  22. Brillhart A, Abramor B, Duplessis R, Pronce R, Seufferheld J, McIntosh (2025). Climber Mortality on Mount Aconcagua, 2013-2024. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 36(3), 335-341.
  23. Gaither JB, French R, Knotts M, Lerman M, Harrell AJ, McIntosh S, Rice AD, Cole R, Gilmore S, Hindman DE, Edwards C, Nguyen HN, Truxillo M, West J, Yeoh A, Davis T, Shirazi FM, Wilson BZ, Debevec JT, Schertz M, Walter F (2025). Consensus Guideline for Care of Patients in the Prehospital and Aerospace Settings with Exposures to Hydrazine and Hydrazine Derivatives. Prehospital emergency care, 1-9.
  24. Van Tilburg C, Paal P, Strapazzon G, Grissom CK, Haegeli P, Hölzl N, McIntosh S, Radwin M, Smith WWR, Thomas S, Tremper B, Weber D, Wheeler AR, Zafren K, Brugger (2024). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents: 2024 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 35(1_suppl), 20S-44S.
  25. Dorji T, Giri S, Tshering U, LeVine S, Tshering U, Chhetri S, Dhakal N, Gaikwad SN, Flaherty GT, Lucero-Prisno DE 3rd, McIntosh (2023). Challenges in the management of high-altitude illnesses and emergencies in Bhutan and Nepal. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 56, 102660.
  26. Hartridge TT, McIntosh S, Awad E, Torre M, Milliner B, Brickley (2025). Inhaled Epoprostenol Augments Cold-Induced Vasodilation: A Double-Blind Crossover Trial. Wilderness & environmental medicine, 10806032251387526.

Letter

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

Other

  1. Luks AM, Beidleman BA, Freer L, Grissom CK, Keyes LE, McIntosh SE, Rodway GW, Schoene RB, Zafren K, Hackett P (2023). Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2024 Update. Wilderness & environmental medicine,

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