What you'll learn

  • Medicine

    Learn how to treat common medical conditions and life threatening medical, trauma and environmental emergencies.

  • Rescue

    Learn how to safely evacuate patients out of remote environments using limited equipment and supplies.

  • Leadership

    Gain the confidence and competence to be a wilderness rescuer through extensive scenario based instruction in the accompanied 5 day field session.

Course curriculum

  • 1
    Chapter 1: Introduction to WFR & WFR Refresher Courses
  • 2
    Chapter 2: Introduction to Wilderness Medicine
  • 3
    Chapter 3: Critical Body Systems Overview
  • 4
    Chapter 4: Basic Life Support Skills
  • 5
    Chapter 5: Patient Assessment
  • 6
    Chapter 6: Traumatic Injuries
  • 7
    Chapter 7: Medical Emergencies
  • 8
    Chapter 8: Environmental Emergencies
  • 9
    Chapter 9: Wilderness First Aid Kits & Pharmacology
  • 10
    Chapter 10: SAR & Wilderness Evacuation Techniques
  • 11
    Chapter 11: Anatomy Diagrams
  • 12
    Chapter 12: Additional Resources: (no need to memorize, no testing on these)
  • 13
    Chapter 13: Abbreviations
  • 14
    Chapter 14: References and Picture Credits
  • 15
    Chapter 15: Glossary
  • Course Introduction FREE PREVIEW How to use The Wild Guide Thinkific E-Manual for all courses WFR 5 day Field Itinerary for Initial WFR training WFR Refresher: Itinerary and hybrid pre-course requirements Warning!
  • WEMS Introduction, Medic/legal & Wilderness Protocols Resource: Colorado Good Samaritan Law Colorado Epi-Pen Rules and regulations Resource: Colorado Good Samaritan Law for administration of Epinephrine Good Samaritan Epinephrine Case Scenario Mission Optimization for High Stakes Teams Ideal Treatment vs. Real Treatment in Wilderness Medicine
  • Shock FREE PREVIEW Anatomy and Physiology for Wilderness First Responders Respiratory System Overview: Anatomy & Physiology Cardiovascular System A & P Central and Peripheral Nervous System Overview A & P Quiz Skeleton Review
  • CPR Overview FREE PREVIEW CPR Critical Airway Skills Video Clip FREE PREVIEW CPR in wilderness or remote environments Airway Management Details Wilderness Oxygen Administration Basic Life Support Quiz
  • Taylor Tip! Patient Assessment: What's really important! Patient Assessment Primary Assessment Video FREE PREVIEW Pediatric Assessment Patient Assessment Quiz Communication & Documentation SOAP NOTE Scenario: Backpacking in Utah Soap Note Scenario: Rafting the Gauley Patient Assessment Scenario: Lightning Strike! Patient Assessment Flashcards
  • Taylor Tip: Shock, what really matters! Abdominal Injuries Athletic Injuries: Sprains & Strains Bleeding Management Burns Case Scenario: Field Burn Chest Injuries Chest & Abdominal Quiz Impaled Objects Orthopedic Management & Treatment Overview FREE PREVIEW Orthopedic Injuries: Fractures & Dislocations Splinting Orthopedic, Athletic Injury & Splinting Quiz Pelvic Injuries Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) TBI & SCI Quiz Wilderness Wound Management: Prolonged Wound Care wilderness wound management quiz Case Scenario: Wilderness Wounds
  • Acute Abdominal Pain Acute Abdominal Pain Quiz Altered Mental Status Anaphylaxis Case Scenario: Bee Sting Allergies & Anaphylaxis Quiz Taylor Tip: Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Administration Aortic aneurysms and dissections Asthma Cardiac Emergencies FREE PREVIEW Taylor Tip: Heart attacks and aspirin Cardiac quiz FREE PREVIEW Diabetes Gender Specific Medical Emergencies Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Embolism & Deep Veinous Thrombosis Respiratory Illnesses: Colds, Flu, & COVID Respiratory Emergencies Quiz Seizures Strokes American Stroke Association Infograms Altered Mental Status, Strokes & Seizures Quiz
  • Altitude Emergencies Altitude quiz Animal Bites & Stings Avalanche Medicine Case Scenario: Avalanche! Dehydration Diving Emergencies Drowning Frostbite Case Study: Frostbite Scenario Heat Emergencies Heat Emergencies Quiz Hypothermia Cold emergencies quiz Lightning Emergencies FREE PREVIEW Lightning Quiz Travel Medicine: Common causes of Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea bites and stings quiz Case Scenario: Snakebite! Case Scenario: Sick Camper Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease Marine Bites and Stings Expedition & Travel Medicine SOAP NOTE SCENARIO: Snowmobiling Leadville, CO Case Study: GI Upset in Mexico Water Purification
  • First Aid Kits Wilderness Pharmacology Taylor Tip: Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis FREE PREVIEW
  • Search and Rescue Fundamentals Wilderness Evacuation Guidelines Patient Packaging
  • Anatomy Diagrams National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments, United States, 2004–2005 FREE PREVIEW
  • ParkmedicProtocol Denver Metro protocols Epidemiology in Wilderness Medicine A Review of Emergency Medical Services Events in US National Parks From 2007 to 2011
  • Abbreviations
  • References, Citations & Credit Photos
  • Chapter 15: Glossary

Pricing options

Included with the course cost is 2 year access to the online Wilderness First Responder E-Manual and a 200 page, color Wilderness Rescue Medicine Field Guide that is handed out the first day of class.