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Comment by Gary Speed on June 28, 2009 at 5:48am

Steven--I am interested in your comments about the BSA requirements. I teach a WFA course in my council and work with the Venturing program in high adventure trips. The talk of a WFA advancement requirement had not reached the professionals here in our council. Please update us on anything you hear. Thanks!

Comment by Jim Cole on June 2, 2009 at 3:00pm

We're doing a Wilderness EMT Module and a WEMT/WFR Refresher this fall in the San Juan Islands. www.wildernessems.org for more details. Everyone, have a safe and FUN summer!

Comment by Steven Lichtenberg on April 2, 2009 at 1:57pm

Just found out something that could effect all of us in Wilderness Medicine and training. Not of this is substantiated yet but worth discussing. First, all of the major certifying organizations are going to work around a standard curriculum. This is driven by the Boy Scouts and their requirement for Wilderness First Aid training for high adventure trips to New Mexico.

Second, the Boy Scouts are changing their advancement requirements to mandate a 16 hour Wilderness First Aid course for all youth that wish to attain the rank of Star. This is to go into effect in 2010 from what I am hearing. Should vastly increase the demand for this course.

Comment by Dennis McMillin on March 25, 2009 at 11:08am

I read the comments on equine use in SAR and have a lifetime of experience. As a former rodeo, ranch hand, horse trainer, and current Medic, I have enjoyed horses and used them in numerous scenerios. I have packed a mobile ambulance into movie sets where vehicles weren't allowed, and been involved in multi operational period rescue situations. All using pack horses. I say pack horses because one rider one horse may move you around but the equipment that you take on your horse is limited and when you encounter a rescue/extrication situation one horse will be inadaquate. The badlands and the Black Hills of South Dakota are my playground and they taught me the uses and limitations of horses in SAR situations.

Comment by Jodi on March 24, 2009 at 4:36pm

Trish for your horse and SAR request here is the web page. Ask for Pam or LT. Counts with the Thurston County SO
Email me at AzTraumaMomma@aol.com and I will send you more info.
http://www.tcsomp.org/TCSOMP.htm
Don't laugh My SAR group gave me that Email address.

Comment by Seth Collings Hawkins on January 9, 2009 at 1:58pm

For those of you in the southern Appalachians, here is a resource tool:
www.appwildmed.org

For those of you on Facebook, you may be interested in this group:
www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=20366770103

Comment by Gregory Magnan on December 23, 2008 at 4:01pm

Good to see a wilderness EMS group! I am with the San Diego Sheriff SAR bureau (all volunteers). We have a medical unit with EMT-B's and First Responders. With San Diego's conservative grip on the protocols even if you are a doctor or paramedic you can only do EMT-B level care in SAR. Sad! Looking forward to discussions and CE possibilities.

Comment by Trish Beckwith on December 23, 2008 at 1:05pm

Hi Bruce, thanks for the update. If you hear of any other training let me know. I will keep looking as well.

Comment by Shana Tarter on December 23, 2008 at 1:01pm

Need CEU's?

The Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals offers certification as a Wilderness EMT and 48 hours of pre-approved CEUs. More information at: http://www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/wildupgrademedpros.shtml

Upcoming dates:

1/26/2009 1/30/2009 Sandy UT USA
1/26/2009 1/30/2009 Balsam NC USA
2/14/2009 2/18/2009 Paonia CO USA
3/6/2009 3/10/2009 Flagstaff AZ USA
3/15/2009 3/19/2009 Ames IA USA
4/3/2009 4/7/2009 Conway WA USA
4/6/2009 4/10/2009 Tucson AZ USA
8/3/2009 8/7/2009 Driggs ID USA

Comment by Bruce Hagen on December 23, 2008 at 12:57am

Hi Trish, There are a couple of options for Large Animal Rescue training The one that is closest to you is taught by the Felton Fire Dept, in Northern California (near Santa Cruz). They teach a State Fire Marshall Cerified Program that is 2 days and provides CE and an excellent training course. http://www.largeanimalrescue.com/training01.html

If you are looking at using horses for EMS, there are a number of monted SAR teams around the country that focus on the SAR aspect but I dont know of any that have a strong EMS focus. Here in Alameda County AMR had formed an Equine Team that focuses on working the standbys at horse races and rodeos, and our next step is to work as mounted medics at standbys such as endurance races and wilderness races.

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