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  2. Wilderness first responder - Wikipedia

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    A wilderness first responder is trained to deal with many situations that may be encountered in the wilderness. The training is principally geared towards lay providers, with little to no actual medical experience, though they are often already professionals in other aspects of the outdoors industry, like park rangers, climbing instructors, and guides.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Counties seek ATV access for Dolly Sods first responders

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    Aug. 3—KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County officials are joining three other West Virginia counties in seeking permission to use all-terrain vehicles in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area to rescue ill ...

  6. Wilderness emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    An wilderness emergency medical technician is an emergency medical technician that is better equipped than other licensed healthcare providers, who typically function almost exclusively in wilderness environments, to better stabilize, assess, treat, and protect patients in remote and austere environments until definitive medical care is reached.

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

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