WILDERNESS MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATES

Peter Goth MD founded Wilderness Medical Associates in 1978, to provide medical training and risk management for Outward Bound Schools in the United States. Conventional First Aid and Emergency Medical Training curricula are designed for urban environments, and assume the availability of 911 communications and rapid ambulance transport to the hospital. Outward Bound was operating wilderness expeditions and found that conventional medical training programs did not address the specialized wilderness context of delay rescue transport in remote areas, prolonged exposure to severe environments, and the limited availability of medical equipment. Wilderness Medical Associates tailored courses to these needs and discovered that the demand for this training extended to organizations as diverse as National Park Service, University Outing Clubs, Rural Ambulance Services, the FBI, Summer Camps, and Adventure Travel Programs.

WFA Wilderness First Aid

There is no 911 in the backcountry and accidents do happen! Whether you are a camp counselor, day hiker, or
professional guide - you need to know how to handle sickness and injuries in the wilderness. Learn to adapt standard first aid techniques to backcountry trauma situations with non-standard equipment. Other subjects include patient assessment, prevention, anaphylaxis signs/symptoms, injury prevention, evacuations, and long-term care. Receive a three-year WFA certification from Wilderness Medical Associates and a two-year Heart Savers certification from the American Heart Association. NO PREVIOUS MEDICAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Two day course May 28-29 $200

WFR Wilderness First Responder

A great return on your investment - this Wilderness First Responder course offers exceptional emergency medical training by the most recognized outdoor educators in the country- Wilderness Medical Associates. This 72-hour class will teach participants how to manage medical and trauma situations in remote settings when entry into the EMS system is unlikely or delayed. Learn how to improvise with what's readily available. Explore options when medical evacuation is not an option. Topics include patient assessment, body systems, toxins, near drowning, dislocations, wilderness rescue, hypothermia, and much more. Receive a WMA three-year WFR certification and a two-year CPR certification from the American Heart Association. Bring weather appropriate clothing, sleeping bag, pillow, pens, a notebook, and a headlamp. Be prepared to get wet. NO PREVIOUS MEDICAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Nine day course
Two course dates available		 May 7-15 or
May 17-25		 $700
$700

WFR Recert Wilderness First Responder Recertification / Challenge™ Course

The WFR Recert/ Challenge™ Course may be used as a recertification option for those with a current WMA Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT certification. This course will recertify students from any wilderness medicine training program. For specific questions please contact the Wilderness Medical Associates, Medical Director at 207.797.6005. Proof of current certification is required at the start of the Challenge™ Course. Students without proof of certification, or approval from the WMA office will not be eligible for WFR certification. Topics include patient assessment, body systems, equipment improvisation, trauma, environmental medicine, toxins, backcountry medicine, wilderness protocols, and wilderness rescue. Bring appropriate clothing for the location and time of year. Bring a sleeping bag, pens, and a notebook. Successful completion of the course will award participants with a Wilderness Medical Associates' Wilderness First Responder, Anaphylaxis and BLS-level CPR certification cards. COURSE INCLUDES CPR!

Two day course May 30- June 1 $300