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Get the knowledge & confidence to handle whatever happens next.
Two years of course access • Two-year certification
Wilderness First Aid
Hands-On Practical Skills
Plus extra resources at no extra cost
Online practical skills study + hands-on assignments & live Zoom checkoff
Learn our 43-point physical exam protocol + practice using everyday items to create splints, tourniquets, compression bandages, cervical collars & more
Online classes teach you to improvise splints, bandages & more with everyday items
Hands-on video & photo skills assignments using family or coworkers as volunteer "patients"
Detailed 1:1 feedback from MD/PhD staff on your video and photo submissions
Live Zoom coaching & hands-on skills checkoff by our MD/PhD staff
Wilderness First Aid Curriculum
Via self-paced online classes, interactive video scenarios, medical case assignments, knowledge checks & quizzes
Injury assessment & basic life support
MARCH & SAMPLE patient assessment protocols; breathing, circulatory & nervous system assessment; spinal stabilization; basic CPR & Heimlich maneuver training
Common outdoor medical problems
Treating & stabilizing impalements, broken bones, finger amputations, muscle injuries, bleeding, wounds, cold injuries, heat illness, lightning and altitude ilness & more
Wildlife attacks & treating injuries
Dealing with grizzlies, black bears, mountain lions; snakes & scorpions; other venomous animal & insect bites, stings, rabies prevention & communicable & waterborne diseases
Terrain, temperature & weather hazards
Heat & cold related injuries; wildfires, lightning & burns; floods, tides & drowning; avalanches & earthquakes; acute mountain & altitude sickness (AMS, HACE, HAPE)
Basic outdoor survival skills
Route, logistics & supplies planning; avoiding getting lost, signaling for rescue; finding and treating water for safe drinking, maximizing chances of being found alive
Practice with realistic wilderness emergency scenarios
Learn the decision-making protocols used by emergency responders around the world
Actual course preview
Actual medical case video clip
Includes Survival Med Challenge! Webinars
Widely-accepted 2-year certificate
Accepted by National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, National Assn for Search & Rescue, ACA/PaddleSports (American Canoe), mountain rescue teams, ski/beach patrol, SAR teams, local Sierra Club chapters, guide & expedition businesses & many others
NOTE: As a matter of policy, federal & state agencies do not endorse specific wilderness medicine schools or programs.
Extra Resources—At No Extra Cost
Optional free enrollment in Univ. of Utah's Associate in Wilderness Medicine advanced certification program—only through Survival Med!
Free access to 50+ hours of advanced wilderness medicine podcasts—from knocked-out teeth to SAR incident command protocols & more!
Choose your region & enroll now
Enroll below, then book your Practical Skills Zoom session in your course when ready—choose from daytime, evening, weekday & weekend dates
Mountain West
AK, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY + BC
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Rocky Mountains, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon, Lake Powell, Zion National Park, Yellowstone, Lake Tahoe, Big Sky, Glacier, Denali, Katmai National Parks & more
Northeast
CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the AT, Adirondacks, Acadia, L. Champlain, Moosehead, Cape Cod NS, Blackstone, L. Winnipesaukee, Boston Harbor Islands & more
Pacific West
CA, HI, OR, WA
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Park, Crater Lake, Mount Hood, Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier, Denali National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park<br>& more
Southwest
AZ, NM, OK, TX
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Powell, White Sands National Park, Big Bend National Park, Lake Travis, Guadalupe Mountains National Park & the US deserts and back country
Midwest Plains
IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Badlands, Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Ozarks, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Mark Twain National Forest & more
Eastern
KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Smoky Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, US eastern coastline & more
Great Lakes
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Great Lakes, Boundary Waters, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Isle Royale National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park & more
South
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Everglades, Bogue Chitto, Kisatchie NF, Little R. Canyon, Dry Tortugas, Natchez Tr., Chattahoochee R., Gulf Coast & more
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Survival Med Faculty
Natalie Bonthius, MD
Founder of Survival Med & Emergency & Survival Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Carson Harper, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Richard Ingebretsen, MD
Clinical Instructor & Wild Med U Program Director, University of Utah School of Medicine
Kevin
Grange
Paramedic & Firefighter, Jackson Hole Fire & EMS and Grand Teton National Park
Robert Scanlon, MD
Quadruple Board-Certified Critical Care, Pulmonology, Internal Medicine & Sleep Medicine Physician