Online Wilderness First Aid 16-Hour Certification Course
No Travel • Self-Paced Online Study • Hands-On Skills via Video/Photo • Optional Live Zoom Scenarios & Skills Upgrade
$69
MEETS 2021 WFME STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTED & DISTANCE LEARNING IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
Next General Wilderness First Aid Webinar: Thur 10/12/23 7-9 PM ET • REGISTER IN YOUR COURSE
Self-paced online Wilderness First Aid + hands-on skills submitted via video & reviewed by medical faculty.
90 Days Unlimited Access Includes:
Preview A Medical Case Video
Wilderness First Aid Topics Covered
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
Innovative No-Travel Practical Skills Checkoff
Practice using everyday items to control bleeding and stabilize potential injuries
Learn patient assessment techniques plus spinal stabilization, splinting, tourniquets, compression bandaging and more.
Submit videos & photos of practical skills using "volunteer patients" & get individual feedback from our medical faculty.
Add Live Zoom Scenarios & Skills Upgrade for $50
90-minute live small-group scenario and skills coaching. Weekday and weekend sessions available. Discussion led by our medical faculty and tailored to participant priorities.
Test your knowledge with realistic wilderness emergency scenarios
Practice the same MARCH, SAMPLE & SOAP protocols used in medical emergencies around the world
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!
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30-DAY HASSLE-FREE MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
Self-Paced Online Study
+ No-Travel Practical Skills Checkoff
Everything in Standard WFA Certification
+ Live Zoom Scenario & Skills Upgrade
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