Wilderness EMS Upgrade

Course Description

Are you  looking to expand your patient care skills in austere environments? If you have an EMR, EMT, RN, MD or other medical certification or license and want to earn some continuing ed credits—all while getting hands-on in the field practicing patient care come join us.

The WEMS Upgrade course trains medical professionals to apply scientific knowledge consistent with their scope of practice to patient care in wilderness and remote settings. Participants in this course generally include Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, EMS personnel certified at a level of EMT and higher, search and rescue medical leaders and physician sponsors, expedition medics, DMAT team members, and military medics. The course focuses on helping providers determine what areas of their scope of practice are effective in pre-hospital wilderness and remote settings. As enrollment permits, interdisciplinary providers are intentionally mixed during performance tasks to promote future collaboration in remote emergency settings. Learning outcomes are accomplished through pre-course self-study, lecture, facilitated discussion, patient assessment drills, and skills labs. Content and context are synthesized through progressive scenario simulations requiring treatment, formulation of evacuation plans, and coordination of a variety of emergency resources and personnel.

Full Course Description
Host: Hipp Heart Ambulance
Licensed Training Company: AVH Global
Date
6/19/23 - 6/23/23
Location
Dutchess County, NY 12506 - United States

Room and Board

Food and lodging included with tuition.

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Wilderness rescue students utilizing skills learned throughout courses.

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