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WEMT Curriculum
The curriculum for the WEMT expands the scope of practice for most EMT’s. The material is presented at a higher level and includes the adaptation of ambulance and advanced equipment for use in remote environments. Emphasis is also placed on rapid assessment and evacuation skills.
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- review of patient assessment skills
- systems and techniques for prolonged transport
- rapid access of assessment skills
BODY SYSTEMS
- review of mechanism of illness and injury
- anticipated problems during prolonged transport
- modified treatment procedures for delayed or prolonged transport, including the presentation of wilderness model field protocols for CPR, hypothermia treatment, wound care and the treatment of fractures dislocations and spine injuries
MEDICAL/RESCUE GEAR
- litters and splints, principles / techniques of improvisation
- use of IV fluids, MAST, oxygen, airways, respiratory equipment and other advanced equipment in extreme environments
TRAUMA
- principles of injury and application for prolonged transport
- modified treatment technique for fractures and dislocations
- managing injured spines during prolonged transport in difficult environments
- wound management in prolonged transport
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
- hypothermia and hyperthermia
- near-drowning
- frostbite and cold injuries
- altitude and diving medicine
- lightning injuries
- sun exposure
TOXINS
- snakebite, marine toxins, insect bites and stings, plants and other common backcountry toxins
BACKCOUNTRY MEDICINE
- management of common medical problems encountered in the wilderness: sprains and strains, diarrhea, minor wounds, infections, dental problems, headaches, etc
- first aid kits designed for the backcountry
- survival kits
WILDERNESS RESCUE
- rescue operations
- personal preparedness
- principles of litter evacuation, packaging and improvisation
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We are the Northwest affiliate of
the
SOLO School of Wilderness and Emergency
Medicine.
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