Our most in-depth hands-on emergency medical training for outdoor leaders & adventurers, wilderness guides & SAR teams
90 Days Unlimited Access Includes:
Wilderness First Aid
Hands-On Practical Skills
Plus extra resources at no extra cost
Frequently-Asked Questions
Online practical skills study + hands-on assignments & live Zoom checkoff
Learn our 43-point physical exam protocol, our spinal assessment protocol, practice using everyday items to create splints, tourniquets, compression bandages, cervical collars & more
Online classes teach you patient assessment skills & how to improvise splints, bandages & more with everyday items
Live Zoom coaching & hands-on skills checkoff by our MD/PhD staff
Detailed 1:1 feedback from MD/PhD staff on your video and photo submissions
Hands-on video & photo skills assignments using family or coworkers as volunteer "patients"
Wilderness First Responder Topics Covered
* advanced content not found in other in-person or hybrid Wilderness First Responder courses
Preview an actual Wilderness First Responder scenario
Test your knowledge with realistic wilderness emergency scenarios
Practice the same SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) protocol used in medical emergencies around the world
Includes Survival Med Challenge! Webinars
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!
Free access to 50+ hours of advanced wilderness medicine podcasts—from knocked-out teeth to SAR incident command protocols & more!
Widely-accepted 2-year certificate
Accepted by National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, National Assn for Search & Rescue, ACA/PaddleSports (American Canoe), The Mountaineers, mountain rescue teams, ski/beach patrol, SAR teams, local Sierra Club chapters, guide & expedition businesses & many others
NOTE: As a matter of policy, federal & state agencies do not endorse specific wilderness medicine schools or programs.
Unfiltered customer reviews
Survival Med Faculty
Natalie Bonthius, MD
Founder of Survival Med & Emergency & Survival Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Carson Harper, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Richard Ingebretsen, MD
Clinical Instructor & Wild Med U Program Director, University of Utah School of Medicine
Kevin
Grange, EMT-P
Paramedic & Firefighter, Jackson Hole Fire & EMS and Grand Teton National Park
Ryan Jacobs, NRP & W-EMT
Instructor: BLS, ACLS, PALS, EMR, Advanced First Aid & First Aid for Severe Trauma & AWLS