Outdoor
Wilderness First Responder and BLS/CPR for the Healthcare Provider (WEMT)
Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute
RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2019:
APRIL 8 - MAY 3
$2500
Course Fees include: instruction, text book, bus medical kit, SOLO Wilderness Medicine testing fees and NREMT testing fees. Students are responsible for housing and food. Students must be 18 years of age to test for their NREMT. Additional fees include, but may not be limited to, background check, proof of vaccination and vaccinations.
This course includes all the information in the Wilderness First Responder curriculum and expands each topic in anatomy, physiology, recognition and treatment, and the extended care principles and protocols as outlined by the DOT EMT curriculum.
It is an intense, in-depth program designed for people who work, or plan to work, as professional mountain guides, outdoor leaders, professional
pre-hospital medical personnel on fire departments, search and rescue squads, and ambulance crews, especially those working far from definitive care (e.g. on rural or wilderness rescue teams).
Learning takes place both in the classroom, outdoor settings, ambulance ride-alongs and Emergency Room clinical observations. Classroom learning, practical skills development, mock scenarios, quizzes, tests, clinical ER observations and ambulance ride-alongs are all critical components of the course and students’ success.
Upon successful completion of the course and all exams, participants receive a three-year SOLO WEMT certification, a two-year American Red Cross BLS certification, a two-year WY EMT certification, and a National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) certification. It is the responsibility of each student to find out how certification, licensure, continuing education and recertification work in her/his state of residence.