Current Courses:
Wilderness EMT-B: 180 hours
Pre-requisites:
Must be 18 years old...
Want to work for ski patrol, professional search and rescue, the fire department, rural emergency care services, or just complete a higher level of training than the standard EMT Basic curriculum provides?
...this is the course for you.
In addition to the Nationally approved EMT Basic urban curriculum, you will learn the latest wilderness medicine practices and protocols that will enable you to treat, stabilize, provide extended care, and make appropriate evacuation decisions
The
first portion of this month-long intensive program is held
in the classroom and covers urban pre-hospital basic life
support as well as American Heart Association-CPR. In addition,
you will participate in a clinical observation at a regional
critical care hospital. The course then moves into the field
for 10 days, in order to make the practice scenarios and
conditions as realistic as possible.
Wilderness medicine topics addressed during this section include wilderness wound management, orthopedic injuries including realignment of fractures and reduction of select dislocations, improvised splints, wilderness drug protocols, wilderness CPR considerations, improvised litters and evacuation techniques, extended patient care, heat illnesses,cold injuries, high altitude illness, lightning injuries, envenomations, and more.
Successful completion of the course and both written and practical examinations will certify the student as a National Registry EMT Basic and Wilderness EMT, with option to certify as a Colorado State EMT Basic as well.
Course Registration
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