Wilderness EMT

This WEMT course, developed and provided by Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute (JHOLI), consists of the standard DOT EMT curriculum and the principles of Wilderness Medicine integrated into a month-long, 240-hour training. This course includes all the information in the Wilderness First Responder curriculum and expands each topic in anatomy, physiology, recognition and treatment, and the extended care principles and protocols as outlined by the DOT EMT curriculum.

It is an intense, in-depth program designed for people who work, or plan to work, as professional mountain guides, outdoor leaders, professional pre-hospital medical personnel on fire departments, search and rescue squads, and ambulance crews, especially those working far from definitive care (e.g. on rural or wilderness rescue teams).

Learning takes place in the classroom, outdoor settings, ambulance ride-alongs and clinical observations. Classroom learning, practical skills development, mock scenarios, quizzes, tests, clinical observations and ambulance ride-alongs are all critical components of the course and students’ success.

This program investigates how Wilderness Medicine is practiced and how patients are treated at the professional level by guides and outdoor leaders, transferred to and treated by organized SAR, transitioned to Urban EMS and finally to definitive care/Emergency Room facilities.  Students will complete a 3 week DOT compliant Urban EMT module, followed by a 5 day Hybrid WFR module in which students adapt for remote and austere environments and explore the adaptations of wilderness medicine protocols.

Upon successful completion of the course and all exams, participants obtain the following:

–  3 year DMM WEMT certification

–  2 year DMM WAT (Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training)

–  2 year AHA BLS Provider certification

–  ICS 100, 700 & 800

–  2 year WY EMT certification

– National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) certification. 

It is the responsibility of each student to find out how certification, licensure, continuing education and recertification work in her/his state of residence.

Upon registration, students will be provided information on how to complete required background checks and immunization compliance before the start of the course.  

 Registration for the course will close 30 days prior to course start for necessary pre-coursework, background checks and immunizations (required for ambulance ride -alongs) to be completed.

** Students wishing to take this course for college credit through Central Wyoming College (CWC) may do so at an additional per credit fee and is eligible for 9 credits.