Wilderness Rescue & Prolonged Care Scenarios
November 2, 2025
Wilderness Rescue & Prolonged Care Scenarios is the first installment of Whatcom County 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 Rescue & Prolonged Care Scenarios is the first installment of Whatcom County 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 Rescue & Prolonged Care Scenarios is the first installment of Whatcom County 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 at the stunning coastal cliffs and forests of Larrabee State Park.
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.
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Patient assessment: Out of bounds and out of context
Bleeding control & fracture management: Limited equipment and improvised solutions
Evacuation decision-making & communications
Days are getting shorter, colder, and wetter: The unexpected night out
Pain management & scope of care in resource-limited environments
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EMTs, paramedics, nurses, MDs, PAs
SAR team members, guides, park rangers
Outdoor educators and skilled recreationalists
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3-5 hours CE/CME certificate
Scenario facilitation by experienced medics & guides
Optional module instruction (additional $25 each)