Sample Syllabus

Part 1 
Independent Study Topics

General Presentations
  • Course Introduction & Medical/Legal Concepts
  • General Concepts in Patient Care
  • Body Defenses
  • Basic Pharmacology
  • ​Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Patient Assessment System (PAS)
  • Patient SOAP Notes

Trauma Presentations
  • Introduction to Trauma
  • Increased ICP & Concussion
  • Bleeding & Volume Shock
  • Respiratory Distress & Arrest
  • Stable & Unstable Extremity Injuries
  • Spine & Cord Injuries
  • Dislocations
  • Wounds
  • Focused Spine Assessment

Environmental Presentations
  • Dehydration
  • Sun Exposure
  • Heat Illnesses
  • Hypothermia
  • Cold Injuries
  • Drowning
  • Allergies & Anaphylaxis
  • Wilderness Toxins
  • Lightning Injuries
  • Acute Mountain Sickness
  • Diving Injuries
  • Sea & Motion Sickness

Medical Presentations
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Circulatory System Problems
  • Respiratory System Problems
  • Gastrointestinal System Problems
  • Genitourinary System Problems
  • Diabetes
  • Seizures
  • Ear Problems
  • Eye Problems
  • Nose Problems
  • Tooth & Gum Problems 

Practice Case Studies
Testing Instructions
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Part 2
Practical Session Schedule

Class begins at 8 AM with a mid-day break for lunch around 12-1 PM, afternoon sessions typically end between 5:30-6 PM. Evening sessions begin after dinner.
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Day 1
  • Course Introduction
  • Basic Life Support Simulations
  • Extremity Splinting Lab
  • Review SOAP Evaluation Process
  • Review Physical Exam & Focused Spine Assessment
  • Traumatic Video Simulations
  • Case Study Homework
Evening Session
  • Adult & Child CPR & AED Skills Lab

Day 2
  • Case Study Homework Review
  • Spine Management & Hypothermia Packaging Lab
  • Dislocations Lab
  • Traumatic Simulations
  • Allergies, Anaphylaxis, & Toxins Review
  • Environmental & Medical Simulations
  • Course Debrief & Closing
  • Clean-up

Part 2
Lab Descriptions

  • Basic Life Support Review & Simulations: Addresses all elements of the Scene size-up and Initial Patient Exam.
  • Adult & Child WCPR/AED Skills Lab: Obstructed airway, Adult & Child Wilderness CPR, and AED instruction, manikin practice, and certification.
  • Extremity Splinting Lab: Padded aluminum splints and expedition supplies are used to improvise effective extremity splints using the buddy, cast, jelly roll, sandwich splint concepts. Bring a cut T-shirt roll and a pair of heavy hiking socks; the socks will not be cut.
  • SOAP Evaluation Process: Review SOAP documentation and evaluation process in preparation for full simulations.
  • Focused Spine Assessment Lab Review: How to assess and rule out possible spine injuries in a wilderness context.
  • Dislocations Lab: Review relocation techniques for indirect anterior shoulder, lateral patella, digits, and jaw dislocations.
  • Spine Management & Hypothermia Packaging Lab: Lifting, moving, and packaging potentially spine-injured patients lying on their back and side in a commercial or improvised litter and/or stretcher in a hypothermia package.
  • Simulations: Role plays incorporating patient assessment & documentation. Make-up is used to increase the reality of traumatic simulations and cutable simulation clothing is required.