Wilderness First Responder Course
Wilderness First Responder students helping a patient during a simulated emergency scenario. Field scientists working in Mongolia more often than not do so in very remote conditions and NOMAD Science is proud to bring Wilderness First Responder training to the region promoting safer working conditions and emergency preparedness.
Wilderness First Responder Course
IMPORTANT: *** A minimum of 8 students must sign up for this course by April 1, 2023 in order for it to run***
Skills: risk assessment and management; injury and illness prevention; patient assessment; long-term patient management; management of traumatic, medical, and environmental emergencies; improvised splint and litter construction; decision making; communication and medical documentation; evacuation considerations
Logistics: Participants will camp in their own tents at a single base camp during the course. Three project gers provide communal space, a kitchen, and a laboratory for more comfortable living and working conditions. The nearby Khog River will provide water for drinking (after purification) and cleaning. Classroom portions will be held in a communal tent or ger as well as the surrounding countryside. The course is designed to accomodate students who have just completed NOMAD Science Session I, or who come in a bit early for Session II, though anyone is welcome to apply regardless of if they have participated in another NOMAD Science program. The fee covers the cost of the certification, a course manual, travel to and from the site, and meals for the duration of the course.
Students practice their wilderness medicine skills during a scenario
Dates: COMING SOON
Costs: COMING SOON
Additional fees if taken for college credit
*Costs include transportation from Ulaanbaatar to the class site, meals, and all instruction and materials related to the course. Student must supply their own tent and sleeping bag.
Overview: This hands-on course offers participants the unique opportunity to gain professional level wilderness medicine training from Aerie Backcountry Medicine (www.aeriemedicine.com). Aerie’s 72 hour Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course is designed for outdoor professionals and enthusiasts, preparing them to care for injuries and illnesses in remote, resource limited environments. The WFR course is recognized throughout the world as a baseline qualification for outdoor guides and trip leaders. NOMAD Science and Aerie are passionate about further extending this training’s value to the field based sciences of conservation, biology, and archaeology.
The course is fast-paced, challenging, and fun. Through engaging presentations, hands-on practice, student projects, and a specific emphasis on scenario based learning we address injury and illness prevention, patient assessment and care, and long-term patient management while stressing the thought processes unique to caring for patients in remote environments. This is not your standard first aid course. Students gain a working skillset in basic airway management, assessment and care of traumatic injuries such as chest trauma, bleeding and shock, head and spine injuries, orthopedic injuries, basic wound care, and environmental emergencies such hypothermia, heat illness, drowning, lightning, and altitude illnesses. Common medical emergencies and conditions such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, asthma, seizures, abdominal complaints, allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are also covered. Students practice medical documentation and communication skills throughout the program including remote medical consultation. The benefits of learning and practicing these skills in the gorgeous but truly remote environment that is Soyo cannot be overstated. The skills and perspective gained will increase participant’s effectiveness as team members on any remote project or adventure.
In addition to the WFR certification students receive CPR certification and may apply for 2 University of Montana credits through Health and Human Performance (additional fee applies).
Students learn to work under pressure during an emergency scenario
Staff: Aerie instructor and paramedic Trenton Harper will return for his fifth season in Mongolia with NOMAD Science. He brings with him 17 years of experience teaching wilderness medical courses throughout the United States and internationally. His background includes working as a ground and flight paramedic, paramedic-ranger in Yellowstone National Park, search and rescue member, and outdoor educator with particular focus on wilderness survival skills.
WFR students transport a patient using a litter constructed from gear found in most field camps during a scenario