REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Identify and initiate treatment of traumatic, medical, or environment-related problems in patients following industry-standards of care for a wilderness context.

 2.  Identify life-threatening conditions in a patient and initiate appropriate treatments and evacuation procedures.

 3.  Determine whether a patient requires evacuation to advanced care, applying industry standard decision-making.

 4.  Identify potential environmental emergencies in the backcountry and initiate appropriate preventative measures.

 5.  Apply management techniques for basic non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses on a patient in a backcountry setting.

 6.  Perform patient care for extended periods in a remote environment when evacuation is delayed, not indicated, or not possible.

 7.  Identify essential information when calling for a rescue.

 8.  Demonstrate evacuation practices of a patient in backcountry environments.

 9.  Practice proper documentation for a backcountry emergency.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Introduction to Wilderness Medicine

        A.  Wilderness medicine law and liability

        B.  Emergency medical system

 II.   Anatomy and physiology

        A.  Cardiopulmonary system

        B.  Skeletal system

 III.  Basic life support

        A.  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

        B.  Airway obstruction

        C.  Automated external defibrillator

 IV.   Patient assessment

        A.  Scene-size-up

        B.  Primary assessment

        C.  Secondary assessment

        D.  Reassessment

 V.    Traumatic emergencies

        A.  Bleeding

        B.  Shock

        C.  Wilderness wound management

        D.  Burns

        E.  Wilderness-related athletic injuries

        F.  Dislocations

        G.  Fractures

        H.  Spine Injuries

        I.  Traumatic brain injuries

        J.  Chest injuries

        K.  Abdominal injuries

 VI.   Medical emergencies

        A.  Diabetes

        B.  Seizures

        C.  Cardiac emergencies

        D.  Strokes

        E.  Respiratory emergencies

        F.  Allergies and anaphylaxis

        G.  Abdominal pain

        H.  Gastrointestinal illnesses

        I.  Motion sickness

        J.  Genitourinary urogenital issues

        K.  Behavioral emergencies

        L.  Colds, coughs, and flu-like illnesses

        M.  Eyes and ear problems

 VII.  Environmental emergencies

        A.  Dehydration

        B.  Hyponatremia

        C.  Heat illnesses

 VIII. Evacuation

        A.  Stabilizing the patient

        B.  Evacuation practice

        C.  Documentation

 IX.   Rescue protocols

        A.  Calling

        B.  Preparing

        C.  Debriefing