Online Wilderness First Aid 16-Hour Certification Course
Physician-Led Webinar + Online Classes • Realistic Video Scenarios
Hands-On Practical Skills with 1:1 Instructor Feedback
$69
MEETS 2021 WFME STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTED & DISTANCE LEARNING IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
Next General Wilderness First Aid Webinar: Wed 6/13/23 7-9 PM ET • LOG IN TO REGISTER
Next Challenge! Scenario Webinar: HEAT EMERGENCIES • Wed 5/31/23 8-9 ET • LOG IN TO REGISTER
Get the knowledge & confidence to handle whatever happens next.
90 Days Unlimited Access Includes:
What you'll learn
Lectures, live Q&A, interactive scenarios, self-tests & hands-on at-home practice covering:
Injury assessment & basic life support
MARCH & SAMPLE patient assessment protocols; breathing, circulatory & nervous system assessment; spinal stabilization; simple CPR & Heimlich maneuver training
Common outdoor medical problems
Treating & stabilizing impalements, broken bones, finger amputations, muscle injuries, wounds, dental injuries + life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) & more
Terrain, temperature & weather hazards
Heat & cold related injuries; wildfires, lightning & burns; floods, tides & drowning; avalanches & earthquakes; acute mountain & altitude sickness (AMS, HACE, HAPE)
Wildlife attacks & treating injuries
Dealing with grizzlies, black bears, mountain lions; snakes & scorpions; other venomous animal & insect bites, stings, rabies prevention & communicable & waterborne diseases
Basic outdoor survival principles
Route, logistics & supplies planning to reduce risk; avoiding getting lost, signaling for rescue; finding and treating water for safe drinking, maximizing chances of being found alive
1:1 Practical Skills checkoff builds knowledge & confidence
Learn our 43-point physical exam protocol + practice using everyday items to control bleeding, stabilize potential spinal injuries + arm and leg fractures, including compression bandages, tourniquets, splinting methods and much more.
Video classes teach 7 essential practical skills
Demonstrate mastery using family, friends or coworkers as "patients"
Get detailed 1:1 feedback on your video and photo submissions
Test your knowledge with realistic wilderness emergency scenarios
Practice the same SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) protocol 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), The Mountaineers, 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 course & enroll now
Our hybrid Wilderness First Aid courses include the general wilderness first aid course, individual Practical Skills checkoffs via video & photo assignments, and your choice of a region-specific wilderness first aid class.
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 National Park, Denali National Park, 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, Lake 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
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