Description 

The Wilderness First Responder curriculum is written in-house by a team of remote medical rescue researchers and professionals. Ongoing evidence based research and review contributes to a unique and innovative approach to patient care in backcountry and austere settings.

The curriculum is comprehensive, complete, and kept current on an annual basis. This is the most current and cutting edge course of any first response medical training (urban or remote) in the world.

• The General Principles of Wilderness and Rescue Medicine with an emphasis on the prevention and identification of medical emergencies, appropriate technology, and risk management.

• Patient assessment and emergency care including CPR, basic Life support, and the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis and asthma.

• Environmental Medicine including altitude illness, hypothermia and heat illness, frostbite and cold injury, lightning, submersion, and environmental toxins.

• Backcountry Medicine including the assessment and treatment of common medical problems.

• Musculoskeletal Problems including unstable and stable injuries overuse syndromes, and dislocations.

• Wound management including open fractures, lacerations, burns and blisters.

• Practical skills including splinting, bandaging, litter packaging and medical kit preparation.

• WMA International Wilderness Protocols including wound cleaning and exploration, spine injury assessment, dislocation reduction, CPR in the remote setting, and anaphylaxis and asthma.

Customization
As part of Wilderness Medical Associates International’s commitment to your medical rescue training, our instructors and management will consult your group’s needs and teach according to your group’s backgrounds, environments, and experience.

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Simulations and hands-on activities will be realistic and relevant. Relevant adult education is incorporated directly into our curriculum to maximize learning of medical theory into practical skills.

Certifications

This course is traditionally scheduled for eight days of instructional and practice time, though some hosts offer a seven-day or five-day format. Upon successful completion, students will receive a Wilderness First Responder certification and certification of CPR taught to an equivalent health care provider level. Certifications are valid for three years.