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2. Wilderness first aid certification in the US - Wikipedia

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   Wilderness first aid as an established medical discipline is a relatively new phenomenon compared to the more established field of prehospital emergency medicine.While instructional guidelines [1] for curriculum for prehospital emergency medical care have been standardized by the U.S. federal government, [2] [3] there are no current federal regulations defining scopes of practice for varying ...

3. Wilderness emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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   The first wilderness EMT course was taught in 1976 to help EMTs in Colorado adapt their skills and knowledge when working with search and rescue teams. By 1977 organizations such as Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) were offering specialized wilderness first aid training to their instructors.

4. Wilderness medical emergency - Wikipedia

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   Currently, there are no national standards for wilderness medicine, however one of the most popularly followed curricula is the "National Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care" published by the Wilderness Medical Society in 2010. [8] The American Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid (r.2010) certification is valid for 2 years. [9]

5. Wilderness medicine education in the US - Wikipedia

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   The American Safety and Health Institute has a Wilderness Emergency Care program that offers a full range of courses including Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT Upgrade. Most outdoor organizations that take people into wilderness settings now require their trip leaders, guides, or camp councilors to be ...

6. Outdoor emergency care - Wikipedia

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   The standard of training and actual procedures and requirements for OEC meet and exceed those of the first responder basic course and the curriculum contains many of the skills identified in the US Department of Transportation (DOT) 1994 EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum, [2] although training is specific to needs in outdoor scenarios, such as self-reliance and individual skills.

7. Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities - Wikipedia

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   SOLO is one of the originators of today's Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT) programs. In 2004 it provided first aid training to the cast and crew of PBS' Colonial House program, and a number of colleges and universities across the United States recognize its courses for credit. SOLO also trains ...

8. Category:First aid - Wikipedia

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   First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor can be trained to perform in medical emergency situations, before the intervention of emergency medical technicians or doctors. It is best to obtain training in first aid before a medical emergency occurs.

9. Wilderness medicine - Wikipedia

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   Wilderness medicine overlaps with a number of other medical specialties in terms of knowledge base and scope of practice, these most notable include; Pre-hospital emergency medicine, Military medicine, Humanitarian aid, Disaster medicine and Public health. The future of extreme, expedition, and wilderness medicine will be defined by both ...