This is a nationally recognized program that trains participants to respond to emergencies in remote settings.
The 80-hour curriculum includes standards for urban and extended care situations. Special topics include, but are not limited to: wound management and infection, realigning fractures and dislocations, improvised splinting techniques, patient monitoring and long term management problems, up-to-date information on all environmental emergencies, plus advice on drug therapies. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making, not the memorization of lists.
This course is designed specifically to provide you with the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. Half of your time will be spent completing practical skills, case studies and scenarios designed to challenge your decision making abilities. The WMI Adult & Child CPR is included in this course.
The Wilderness First Responder course is pre-approved for 70 hours of EMT Continuing Education Hours (CEH) by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).
For active members of the Wilderness Medical Society, this course has been approved for up to 59.5 hours of credit (27 core and 32.5 elective) towards a Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM).
3/16 - 3/24, 8/3 -8/11
No previous experience is required.
For each person you refer receive a 5% discount on your trip booking. Discounts are applied after trip application and deposit are received by the referred. Referrals will no longer be taken 30 days prior to trip departure.
Wilderness vs. Urban, Initial Assessment, Patient Exam, Vital Signs: LOC, HR, RR, SCTM, Vital Signs: BP, Pupils, Focused History, Documentation, Medical Legal Issues
CPR, CPR: Remote Environments and Oxygen, Spinal Cord Injuries, Lifting and Moving, Spinal Immobilization Litter Packaging, Carrying, and Long-Term Patient Management
Chest Injuries, Shock, Focused Spinal Assessment, Head Injuries
Wilderness Wound Management, Athletic Injuries, Fracture Management, Traction Splinting, Dislocations
Review and Practical Session, Hypothermia, Frostbite and Non-Freezing Cold Injury, Heat and Hydration, Altitude Illness, Practical Scenario
Cardiac Emergencies, Respiratory Emergencies, Neurological Emergencies, Acute Abdomen
Bites and Stings, Allergies and Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, Search Scenario, Principles of Search and Rescue/Evacuation, Mock Rescue
Mock Rescue Debrief, Common Problems Wrap-up, Communicable Disease, Poisoning, Lightning, Submersion Incidents, Gender Medical Issues
Wilderness Drug and First Aid Kits, Written and Practical Exams, Closing Ceremony.
No previous experience is required.
For each person you refer receive a 5% discount on your trip booking. Discounts are applied after trip application and deposit are received by the referred. Referrals will no longer be taken 30 days prior to trip departure.
Grade I: EFFORTLESS - NO PRIOR SKILLS REQUIRED
1 hour or Less
Walk less than 2 miles
Flat terrain, easy trails
No previous experience is required.
For each person you refer receive a 5% discount on your trip booking. Discounts are applied after trip application and deposit are received by the referred. Referrals will no longer be taken 30 days prior to trip departure.
We will try to be outdoors as much as possible, regardless of the weather. Please dress appropriately for the weather, and to be comfortable both in and outdoors at any time during your course.
(These items should be packed and ready to go for mock rescues throughout class times, and at any moment.)
In addition: If you participate in gear intensive activities (paddling, climbing, etc.) feel free to bring your gear / what you would normally have with you. The more you practice with what you would actually have on hand, the better your patient care in an actual emergency.
No previous experience is required.
For each person you refer receive a 5% discount on your trip booking. Discounts are applied after trip application and deposit are received by the referred. Referrals will no longer be taken 30 days prior to trip departure.
Meals will not be covered in the course fee. The classroom is equipped with a kitchen facility and is available to students. There are many restaurants within a 5-10 minute drive of the course location.
No previous experience is required.
For each person you refer receive a 5% discount on your trip booking. Discounts are applied after trip application and deposit are received by the referred. Referrals will no longer be taken 30 days prior to trip departure.
