Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
This course is designed to give candidates the essential knowledge and skills required to undertake the often challenging role of expidition team medic when operating in remote locations where emergency medical support is not immediately available.
The course shall cover the following:
- Role of the wilderness emergency medical technician
- Scene safety
- Triage
- infection control
- Post incident procedures
- Patient Assessment
- Respiratory system and related conditions
- Airway Management
- Cardio-vascular system
- Cardiac conditions
- Emergency Life Support
- Oro Pharyngeal & Naso Pharyngeal Airways
- AED
- Severe Blood Loss
- Immobilisation including use of
- Cervical Collars
- Long Board
- KED
- Chest Injuries
- Abdominal Injuries
- Fracture management
- Burns
- Head Injuriies
- Convulsions
- Diabeties
- Asthma
- Heat & cold Injuries
- Common medical conditions
- Road traffic collisions
- Anaphylaxis
- Altitude sickness
- Assisting health care professionals and medical practitioners with equipment required for:
- IV cannulation
- IV fluid administration
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Drug administration
Duration
Certification
- IHCD First Person on Scene Intermediate
- PHECTA - Wilderness EMT
- HSE First Aid at Work
- AED
Cost
- £550.00 per person on open courses
- £4,000 for a group of 12 candidates held at our premesis (contact us to discuss if you wish a course run at your location.
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