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Outdoor & Wilderness Medical Explorer for Teens

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The academic enrichment & career exploration program for teens interested in science, medicine or STEM

Unique, fun and educational online wilderness first aid course & certification for ages 14+

Designed for online safety: in-course messaging with faculty & staff only, no student-to-student messaging

Meets 2021 WFME Standards for Distributed & Distance Learning In Medical Education

Partner, University of Utah School of Medicine Wilderness Program

Overview

How the course works

18 contact hours of online outdoor & wilderness medicine, first aid & safety education with 24 full months of content access

Developed and taught by practicing emergency, wilderness & survival medicine physicians

No supply purchases required—uses ordinary items found at home or outdoors

Works on multiple platforms: Apple, Windows & Chromebook desktop, laptop & mobile devices

Builds Skills & Credentials

Unique experiential learning for teens interested in outdoor, medical or science careers

Builds confidence & leadership skills + situational awareness

Develops decision-making skills + analytical & creative thinking

Widely-accepted 2-year Wilderness First Aid certification—unique college application credential, also meets common seasonal job requirements

Fun, educational & flexible

Realistic scenarios feature teens in online interactive scenarios + written, hands-on & multimedia activities

Individualized medical faculty feedback with detailed coaching points

Self-paced to fit every schedule & learning style

What's Included In This Course

Please note that this medical education course contains clinical photos of real-life injuries including broken bones and bleeding wounds.

Self-paced General Wilderness First Aid video classes & self-paced online activities cover common outdoor injuries & illness + wildlife, terrain, weather & survival skills

Hands-on First Aid Skills assignments submitted via videos/photos with detailed 1:1 instructor feedback & coaching points

Includes special live Zoom Scenarios & Skills coaching session led by medical faculty

Realistic video scenarios set in interesting locations

Bonus Survival Med Challenge! webinars coached by MDs let you practice patient diagnosis & treatment

Downloadable PDF textbook + knowledge checks, quizzes & multiple-choice certification exam

Extra resources at no extra cost

Wilderness First Aid Curriculum

Via self-paced online classes, interactive video scenarios, medical case assignments, knowledge checks & quizzes

Injury assessment & basic life support

Learn how to identify life-threatening injuries or illnesses, and what to do about them until EMS can get there: from breathing problems like asthma to heart attacks, choking, broken bones, head, neck & spine injuries, seizures, gastrointestinal illness, and much more.

Common medical problems

Weather emergencies, natural disasters & outdoor recreation and work increase the risk of muscle strains and sprains, severe burns, bleeding wounds, waterborne and insect-borne illness, impalements and amputations, cold injuries, heat illness, lightning, drowning, altitude illness & more.

Wildlife attacks & treating injuries

Learn to assess and stabilize bite and sting injuries from bears, mountain lions; snakes & scorpions; yellow jackets, bees, spiders and other venomous animals & insects plus rabies prevention & communicable diseases spread through floods and open water.

Terrain, temperature & weather hazards

Terrain, temperature and weather hazards

Heat & cold related injuries; wildfires, lightning & burns; floods, tides & drowning; avalanches & earthquakes; acute mountain & altitude sickness (AMS, HACE, HAPE)

Basic outdoor survival skills

Route, logistics & supplies planning; avoiding getting lost, signaling for rescue; finding and treating water for safe drinking, maximizing chances of being found alive

Innovative Hands-On First Aid Skills Training

Demonstrate skills using family, friends or fellow students as "volunteer patients."

Submit your hands-on first aid assignments via video, photo &/or Zoom.

Get personalized feedback & coaching points within 48 hours from our medical faculty.

Includes 2-Year Wilderness First Aid Certification

Outdoor & Wilderness Medical Explorer Certificate

Extra Resources—At No Extra Cost

Optional free enrollment in Univ. of Utah's Associate in Wilderness Medicine advanced certification program—only through Survival Med!

50+ advanced wilderness medicine podcasts

Free access to 50+ hours of advanced wilderness medicine podcasts—from knocked-out teeth to SAR incident command protocols & more!

Realistic Outdoor & Wilderness Video Scenarios

Includes Survival Med Webinars

Recent topics: Head Wounds & Eye Injuries, Fires & Burns, Extreme Heat Emergencies, How To Build Your Wilderness First Aid Kit, What Search & Rescue Wants You To Know

Realistic video medical cases build confidence & know-how

Pick-a-path questions provide instant feedback on your diagnosis & treatment decisions

Live chat with our medical faculty

Unfiltered Customer Reviews

"My kids enjoyed this course, especially practicing the first aid skills on each other! I wasn't sure if they could handle the video assignments but they did great." - Chris M.

"My son has wanted to be a fireman or EMT since forever and he is so excited to start this class." - A. Ray

"Thank you so much for your amazing customer service! I will be recommending your course to our homeschool co-op!" - Heather N.

"The Wilderness Medical Explorer course is now on our daughter's birthday list! She thinks she might want to do pre-med so this is perfect." - S. T.

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