Gretchen L. Gaines

With clinical nursing training, Gretchen L. Gaines, RN, has spent 22 years working across emergency care and wilderness response. She serves as an instructor at an outdoor leadership school, where she teaches backcountry first-aid and medical protocols to guides and expedition leaders. Gaines previously worked as a staff nurse in hospital emergency departments, handling acute trauma and urgent care. She lives and works in Sarasota, Florida.