WILDERNESS MEDICINE CURRICULUM UPDATES
The world of wilderness medicine is ever-evolving and continually improving. These curriculum updates will help you keep your wilderness medicine knowledge sharp.
- NOLS Wilderness Medicine Curriculum Updates for WFR Recertification - January 2024
- Actualizaciones de currículo para los cursos de recertificación WFR 2024
Practice Test
Review your knowledge with this online practice test.
- NOLS Wilderness Medicine Practice Test
- Online Wilderness Medicine Test
- NOLS Wilderness Medicine Practice Test (Spanish)
Wilderness Medicine Videos
- Patient Assessment
- Focused Spine Assessment
- Usable Knee Brace
- Humerus and Elbow Splints
- Leg Splints
- Pelvic Wrap
- Forearm Splints
- Usable Ankle Tape
- Patient Assessment (En Español)
Case Studies and Stories
Injury Case Studies
- Case Study 37 February 2016: Rider on a Pale Horse
- Case Study 34 February 2015: A Rough Landing
- Case Study 26 January 2013: An Impressive Tumble
- Case Study November 2018: A Hard Fall While Skiing
- Case Study 16 August 2010: Caught by Surprise
- Case Study 14 Feb 2010: Thrown from a Galloping Horse
- Case Study 8 October 2008: An Achy Elbow
- Case Study 7 October 2008: Spilled Hot Water Burn
- Case Study 3 October 2008: A Rearing Horse
- Case Study 1 October 2008: Climbing Accident
- Case Study October 2017: BASE Jumping Accident
- Case Study March 2019: A Blow to the Head
Environmental Case Studies
- Case Study 39 February 2017: Missing Snowmobiler
- Case Study October 2018: Is Hydration Always the Answer?
- Case Study 33 November 2014: Lost in a Snowstorm
- Case Study 30 December 2017: How to Manage Frostbite
- Case Study 28 April 2013: Running into Trouble
- Case Study 24 April 2018: Hiking through a Thunderstorm
- Case Study 21 August 2018: Finding a Sick Person High in the Mountains
- Case Study January 2019: Is That Frostbite?
- Case Study 15 May 2010: A Desert Hike
- Case Study 13 December 2015: Soggy Socks
- Case Study 11 June 2018: A Hot Day Becomes a First Aid Situation
- Case Study 6 February 2018: What to Do about Snakebites
- Case Study 5 October 2008: Succumbing to the Heat
- Case Study 2 January 2018: Falling Through the Ice
Medical (Illness) Case Studies
- Case Study 36 August 2015: Cardiac Arrest on the Trail
- Case Study 32 August 2014: An Itchy Rash
- Case Study April 2019: An Abandoned Patient High in the Alpine
- Case Study 20 July 2011: Flu-like Illness
- Case Study 19 May 2011: Stomach Cramps on a Kayaking Trip
- Case Study 12 June 2019: Treating a Feverish Patient
- Case Study 10 January 2009: Seizure in Camp
- Case Study 9 October 2008: Struggling with Steep Terrain
- Case Study 4 October 2008: Abdominal Pain on the Trail
- Case Study July 2015: Anxiety or Cardiac Episode?
Decision-Making Case Study
WILDERNESS MEDICINE EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE
The Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative is an ad hoc group of experienced medical educators interested in providing leadership and guidance on appropriate content for wilderness medicine courses and a forum for discussing questions of course content, practice guidelines and trends and issues in wilderness medicine.
Pros and Cons of WFR as a Standard
From the text by Bruce martin and Mark Wagstaff (2012) Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming. Champaign Ill. Human Kinetics. (pg 199-203)
- WFR Should not be the Standard Tom Welch MD
- WFR should be the Standard Tod Schimelpfenig 2012
- Wilderness Medicine Practices and Protocols 2016
- Evidence Informed Wilderness Medicine January 2015
