This course is designed to provide outdoor leaders, guides, rangers and travelers with the knowledge needed to deal with medical emergencies in remote settings. The 80 hour curriculum includes such topics as wound management and infection, realigning fractures and dislocations, improvise splinting techniques, patient monitoring and long-term management problems, environmental emergencies, plus advice on drug therapies.
Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making.
Sign up in advance. Wilderness Medicine Institute Staff, an institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School. This two day course is used by many organizations to introduce first aid and long term patient care to trip leaders, guides, and rescue team members. In addition it is often used as a refresher by those with previous training. This course covers the basics of emergency care with emphasis on extended care situations.