Wilderness First Responder through WMA

     

WILDERNESS AND RESCUE MEDICINE
Wilderness and Rescue Medicine differs significantly from conventional EMS courses and other programs that are oriented toward the urban environment. This course teaches what to do with a medical emergency when help is miles away and calling 911 isn’t an option.  We prepare students for emergency situations that involve prolonged patient care, severe environments and improvised equipment.

WHY CHOOSE WILDERNESS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES®?
Wilderness Medical Associates® has been setting the highest standard for medical training in wilderness and rescue medicine since 1981. We are the only company in this field with a practicing emergency room physician as President and Medical Director. Dr. David Johnson’s nearly 30 years of emergency medical and backcountry experience provide a depth of expertise that translates into a cutting edge curriculum.

Our team of exceptional instructors are medical professionals with significant patient care experience as well as substantial backcountry resumes. All have been through a rigorous selection and training process. We demand the best, and we get them.

The curriculum is continuously updated and refined. We search the literature and draw from field experience to create the most useful training possible for medical care in difficult and dangerous places. Our emphasis on understanding body systems and medical principles gives students the skills and confidence to adapt and respond. Once an individual has taken one of our courses, he or she will remember and understand what needs to be done.

Our courses are preferred by such organizations as Outward Bound, The National Park Service, and the FBI. As Canoe Magazine stated, “Wilderness Medical Associates has become the de facto standard in wilderness medical training.”