Wilderness Module for Medical Professionals

A 5-Day Bridge Course From the Street to the Outdoors

The Wilderness Module is a 5-day program that upgrades current street first responders to the WFR level, as well as current EMTs, doctors, nurses, PAs and paramedics to the Wilderness EMT (WEMT) level. This class is fast paced nd highly recommended for medical professionals who already have an advanced knowledge of patient care but want a better understanding of wilderness protocols and procedures that are significantly different from those taught in the emergency room. It focuses on emergency care when separated from definitive care by distance, time or circumstance.

Topics covered include:

• Long-term Patient Care
• Wilderness Patient Assessment System
• Long-term Soft Tissue Injuries
• Long-term Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Environmental Emergencies
• Dehydration
• Bites and Stings
• Severe Weather Emergencies

Acquire the skills needed to manage the situation when the ambulance is a long way off. This course typically counts for 40 hours of continuing education for National Registry EMTs.

CPR is not included in this course.

SOLO Southeast students are extended a discount on NOC lodging and meals, September through May.

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Contact Us

Call the Guest Relations Office at 888-905-7238 for information regarding availability and options.

COURSE TOPICS

The WEMT course consists of the standard DOT EMT curriculum and the principles of Wilderness Medicine integrated into the four-week training. The course includes all the information in the Wilderness First Responder and expands each topic in anatomy, physiology, recognition and treatment, and the extended care principles and protocols.

• Trauma Assessment System: Rapid and Detailed Assessments
• Heathcare Provider CPR: Adult, Child, Infant CPR and Obstructed Airway AED
• Advanced Airway Mgt. Skills
• Barotauma & Dive-Related Injuries
• Marine Bites and Stings
• Avalanche Skills
• Behavior & Psychiatric Emergencies
• Emergency Childbirth
• Geriatric Medicine
• Pediatric Trauma
• Mass Casualty Incidents
• Incident Command System
• Hazardous Materials
• Mock Rescues
• Case Histories