The Wilderness EMT (WEMT) initial education course prepares participants for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) EMT-Basic Examination. Curriculum focuses on preparing participants to function as competent prehospital care providers in both urban and austere/remote environments. Participants are taught to deliver scope of practice appropriate care with emphasis on instruction within the psychomotor, affective, and cognitive learning domains. At successful completion of this course, students will receive authorization to test for their NREMT Cognitive examination. After students receive their EMT-B NREMT certification or license, they will then receive a Wilderness EMT 3-year certification.
This course is only offered in partnership with qualified providers. Email us at Info@desertmountainmedicine.com to learn more.
This course is ideal for SAR members, rural ambulance or hospital personnel, ski patrol, guides, wildland fire personnel, law enforcement. land agency personnel, endurance race and expedition medical providers, military personnel, and other field-based staff. The WEMT course format consists of a 120 hours of in-person instruction focused on the urban EMT curriculum, followed by a 38-hour in-person, practical Wilderness EMS component which takes place over four consecutive days.
The online section is hosted on CANVAS®, a cloud-based classroom and powerful learning management system that allows individual students to work at a their own pace. An instructor team assigned to each course supports participants with navigation of the online material and facilitates interactive elements and skill-based learning. The online material consists of reading assignments, case studies, videos, photos, animations, quizzes, and discussions, culminating in a comprehensive midterm exam. The online section is available to course participants approximately 1 month before the practical section is to begin.
The hybrid format works best for self-motivated individuals with good time management skills that have access to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop and high-speed internet. This instructional format provides the opportunity for course participants to learn at their own speed, in their own space, at their own schedule.
Hours: EMT 120 hours + Hybrid WFR 80 hours (30 hours online + 50 hours in-person) + AHA BLS Provider
Length: 28 consecutive days
Training: WEMT (3 year certification) and WAT (2 year certification)
Prerequisite: Background check + current vaccines (HBV, MMR, dTAP, Flu, and Covid) + TB test
Credits: Nine college credits are available through Central Wyoming College
CE Hours: FAWM credits available
Overview – Wilderness EMT Course Content
- Urban Vs Wilderness Medicine
- Wilderness Medicine Guidelines
- Wilderness Recreation Law & Liability
- Wilderness Risk Management
- Patient Assessment
- Basic Life Support
- Complex Airway Management
- Supraglottic Airways
- Micromedics
- Multisystems Trauma
- Dislocations
- Pain Management
- Spine Injury Management
- Vacuum Spine Board
- Complex Backcountry Medical Problems
- Backcountry Medication Management
- Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training
- Special Patient Populations
- Genitourinary Issues
- Mental Health Illnesses
- Complex Environmental Medicine
- Avalanche Burial Resuscitation
- Professional Incident Documentation
- Backcountry Communication Devices
- Professionally Calling A Rescue
- Basic vs Expedition First Aid Kits
- Improvised Litters & Carries
- Incident Management
- EMS Operations
- Leadership & Critical Thinking During An Incident
- Psychological First Aid
Wilderness EMT (WEMT) Course Schedule
Provider: Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute
Format: Hybrid
Cost: $3,695