Current
EMT's may use this course to obtain the wilderness
portion of the Wilderness EMT. The
course emphasis is on environmental emergencies, improvised
splints and litters and extended patient care of the medical
and traumatic emergencies the urban EMT is already familiar
with. In addition, evacuation guidelines, realignment of
fractures and reduction of select dislocations, wilderness
wound management, wilderness drug protocols and wilderness
CPR protocols will be covered.
Current
EMT's may use this course to obtain the wilderness
portion of the Wilderness EMT. The
course emphasis is on environmental emergencies, improvised
splints and litters and extended patient care of the medical
and traumatic emergencies the urban EMT is already familiar
with. In addition, evacuation guidelines, realignment of
fractures and reduction of select dislocations, wilderness
wound management, wilderness drug protocols and wilderness
CPR protocols will be covered.