Our Courses:

Wilderness EMT (WEMT)

Wilderness Upgrade for EMT

Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

Wilderness First Responder Recertification

Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA)

Wilderness First Aid (WFA)

Open Water Rescue

Swiftwater Rescue for the River Professional

Self-Rescue for Climbers

Women's Courses

Intro to Swiftwater Rescue

This one-day hands-on class is designed to give the recreational or commercial river runner a crash course in self rescue, knots, throw-bag rescue and simple rescue techniques.This course takes an approach to using only personal gear that would be with you on your river outings.

Swiftwater Rescue Professional

Do you feel confident to handle yourself when things go south on the river? This 3 day course is designed to introduce and refresh whitewater safety and rescue skills for the professional river guide or recreational river runner. It features a full day of classroom instruction followed by 2 days of hands on scenarios and skill stations.  Topics include:  river dynamics and hydrology, knots and basic ropework, self-rescue, victim rescue, entrapments and strainers, pins and broaches, mechanical advantage systems and other practical river rescue techniques.  A small investment of time will help you to be as safe as you can be on the river. Upon successful completion of this 24-hour course the participant will receive a 3-year Swiftwater Rescue Professional certification card issued by Desert Mountain Medicine and endorsed by the American Canoe Association.

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