Wilderness Medicine Essentials Part 1 – Rescue Operations & Prolonged Field Care

$225.00

November 2, 2025

Wilderness Medicine Essentials Part 1 – Rescue Operations & Prolonged Field Care is the first installment of Whatcom County EMS and Backcountry Medical Guides’ Adventure RX series. Each session is designed to deliver immersive, seasonally relevant, field-based medical training for healthcare providers and outdoor professionals/enthusiasts. The curriculum combines thought-provoking lectures with scenario-based skills practice to strengthen community capacity and professional development in austere environments.

November 2, 2025

Wilderness Medicine Essentials Part 1 – Rescue Operations & Prolonged Field Care is the first installment of Whatcom County EMS and Backcountry Medical Guides’ Adventure RX series. Each session is designed to deliver immersive, seasonally relevant, field-based medical training for healthcare providers and outdoor professionals/enthusiasts. The curriculum combines thought-provoking lectures with scenario-based skills practice to strengthen community capacity and professional development in austere environments.

This full-day session is the first part of our Adventure Rx training series, designed for healthcare professionals, SAR team members, and outdoor leaders looking to build real-world medical skills in remote environments. Join us for a hands-on day of immersive wilderness medicine in Bellingham.

Morning sessions feature case-based lectures by EMS and wilderness medicine faculty. The afternoon is spent outdoors rotating through scenario-based skill stations, designed to reflect the terrain and challenges of the area.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and Backcountry Medical Guides. PeaceHealth St. Joseph is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. (1 hour = 1 credit)

    • Patient assessment: Out of bounds and out of context

    • Bleeding control & fracture management: Limited equipment and improvised solutions

    • Spinal Motion Restriction: Who, when, why?

    • Evacuation decision-making & communications

    • Risk Management and Pre Trip Planning

    • Physicians, PA’s, Nurses, EMTs, Paramedics

    • SAR team members, guides, park rangers

    • Outdoor educators and skilled recreationalists

    • 8 hours Category 1 CME or EMS Continuing Education

    • Scenario facilitation by experienced medics & guides

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