Wilderness emergency First Responder

Located in Killarney National Park, Ireland

8 day medical course for Mountain Rescue, Wilderness Guides and Outdoor Enthusiasts

Learn to provide excellent & extended medical care when you are far from help

Taught by US Army Special Forces Medics and PHECC Paramedics

Students certified to REC 4 and PHECC Emergency First Responder

   For people who are out and about in remote places it is important to have good training geared for the outdoor enthusiast. The Wilderness Emergency First Responder (WEFR) course is designed to provide the experience to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. There will be plenty of scenario based practical skills and hands on learning designed to enhance your decision making abilities. This WEFR training course teaches the student how to assess a situation, improvise solutions using available resources, to stabilize the patient and identify the best way to get the patient to definitive medical treatment. Since the casualty is often found in remote areas, the WEFR must learn how to provide excellent medical care by using whatever materials are on hand.

This certified 70 hour course is the industry standard for wilderness guides, outdoor enthusiasts, and troop leaders. It is based on the protocols of the Wilderness Medical Society guidelines.
It consists of lectures, hands on demonstrations, and field based scenarios that provide the opportunity to learn by doing. The curriculum includes: wilderness wound management, how to realign sprains, fractures and reduce dislocations, patient assessment and treatment, long term management issues, and additional topics. It is designed to transform anyone with little medical training into a health care provider for austere and wilderness situations.

Cost: €700
Food and Lodging*NOT* included

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CERTIFICATION:

Remote Emergency Care Level 4
Wilderness Medicine Society's WFR course
PHECC Emergency First Responder Course (EFR)

Small Class Sizes:
It is our aim here at IPNA and Remote Medicine Ireland to provided exceptional learning environments. We have a low student to instructor ratio which is extremely important when dealing with complex medical topics. For that reason we keep our student numbers significantly low in order to maximise learning and experience.

RMI offers variations of the WEFR course for private organisations:
Tactical Emergency Care
Combat Lifesaver Course
Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals (WUMP)
Ranger First Responder
Remote Area Medic

Click on the Pictures From Past WEFR Courses

WFR Course August 2010 WEFR Course January 2011