The world of wilderness medicine is ever-evolving and continually improving. These curriculum updates will help you keep your wilderness medicine knowledge sharp.
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Injury Case Studies
Environmental Case Studies
Medical (Illness) Case Studies
We are often asked what types of jobs are available to our wilderness medicine graduates. This resource reviews the required training level for common positions in EMS and the outdoor industry.
Sarah Buer | June 3, 2016
There’s no such thing as the perfect first aid kit, so you should consider your needs, including the length of your trip, the size of your group, and where you will be traveling, and then build a kit that meets them.
Laura McGladrey | May 22, 2016
The common image of a first responder is someone with a snappy set of gloves smoothly bandaging a spurting wound or administering an EpiPen to a patient having an anaphylactic reaction. Injuries, we imagine, are easy to see and easy to fix.
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