Wilderness Medical Course
Gain expertise in wilderness medicine to effectively treat trauma, hypothermia, chest injuries, and fractures using limited equipment. The course covers field assessments, stabilisation techniques, and critical evacuation decisions, ensuring you can sustain patients' lives in remote settings where professional medical help is hours or days away. Ideal for adventurers and outdoor professionals in Kenya's rugged terrains.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Wilderness Medical Course equips you with essential, hands-on skills to handle injuries and medical emergencies in remote areas without access to advanced care. You will master scene safety, primary assessments using basic tools, chest and breathing evaluations, bone and spine checks, splinting techniques, pain relief methods, preventing hypothermia, patient monitoring, record-keeping, and making smart evacuation choices through practical, real-life scenarios.
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Develop skills
- Wilderness primary survey: conduct ABCDE checks with basic gear in remote environments.
- Chest injury assessment: identify hidden thoracic injuries without scans or advanced tools.
- Field fracture management: create improvised splints, safeguard nerves and blood flow, and organise evacuation.
- Hypothermia and pain management: use safe warming techniques and oral pain relief in the bush.
- Wilderness evacuation planning: decide between self-evacuation or air rescue based on clear guidelines.
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