Medical Training Resources

The Wilderness Survival Institute does not endorse any of the following organizations.

This information is provided as a convenience to our clients.

There are many good organizations that teach medical courses.

Check your local area for courses near you.

Although the Wilderness Survival Institute does not offer medical training courses at this time, we do discuss first aid issues as part of our course content.

We recommend that people receive some kind of medical training, whether it be a Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, or Wilderness EMT course. It is also important that CPR training be included.

It is imperative that a person keeps current in their medical training. Like any other discipline techniques change and evolve. A "medical technique" used ten years ago is not necessarily the "medical technique" to use today.

The following is a list of resources for medical training.

Fort Collins, Colorado

Front Range Community College
Larimer Campus
4616 S Shields
Fort Collins CO 80526-3812
Phone: 970-226-2500
Web Page: FRCC

Front Range Institute of Safety
1437 S Summit View Dr
Fort Collins CO 80524-8522
Phone: 970-416-9650
Fax: 970-416-9448
E-mail: Mark Rosoff
Web Page: Front Range Institute of Safety
Contact: Mark Rosoff

The Front Range Institute of Safety will teach courses at your site.

Courses offered: Standard First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and CPR.

American Red Cross
Centennial Chapter
120 Saturn Dr
Fort Collins CO 80525-3924
Phone:  970-226-5728
Fax:      970-226-2839
Web Page: Centennial Chapter

Loveland, Colorado

Thompson Valley EMS
380 N Wilson Ave
Loveland CO 80537
Phone: 970-663-6025
E-mail: tvems@tvems.com
Web Page: www.tvems.com

Courses Offered: CPR, First Aid, First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intraveneous Therapy, and Continuing Education for EMTs and Paramedics

Estes Park, Colorado

Trailmed Wilderness Medicine
PO Box 3732
Estes Park CO 80517
Phone: 970-577-8057
E-mail: info@trailmed.com
Web Page: Trailmed
Contact: Vern Miller

Greeley, Colorado

Aims Community College
Greeley Campus
5401 W 20th St
PO Box 69
Greeley CO 80632
Toll Free: 800-301-5388 Phone: 970-330-8008
Web Page: AIMS EMS

Courses Offered: CPR, First Aid, First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intraveneous Therapy, and other medical related courses.

Colorado

Wilderness Medicine Outfitters
2477 County Road 132
Elizabeth CO 80107
Phone:  303-688-5176
E-mail:  Carl Weil
Web Page: Wilderness Medicine Outfitters
Contact: Carl Weil

Crested Butte Outdoors
PO Box 2802
Crested Butte CO 81224
Phone:  970-349-6311
E-mail:  Jeff Isaac
Web Page: Crested Butte Outdoors
Contact: Jeff Isaac

National

Wilderness Medicine Institute
National Outdoor Leadership School
284 Lincoln Street
Lander WY 82520
Phone:  866-831-9001
Fax:       307-335-2355
E-mail:  wmi@nols.edu
Web Page: www.nols.edu/wmi/

Wilderness Medical Associates
189 Dudley Road
Bryant Pond ME 04219
Phone:    207-665-2707
Toll Free:  888-945-3633
E-mail:  Office
Web Page: Wilderness Medical Associates

Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO)
PO Box 3150
Conway NH 03818
Phone:  603-447-6711
Fax:       603-447-2310
E-Mail:  SOLO
Web Page: SOLO

Information Resources

Wilderness Medical Society
3595 East Fountain Blvd Ste A-1
Colorado Springs CO 80910
Phone:  719-572-9255
Fax:      719-572-1514
E-mail:  Office
Web Page: WMS

Comment: A good source for wilderness medical books. Check out their store site.

Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute
Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania
230 McKee Place Suite 500
Pittsburgh PA 15213-4904
Phone:  412-578-3203
E-mail:  Office
Web Page: WEMSI

WEMSI is a project of The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania and The Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference

WEMSI's mission is to improve medical care for people remote from the Emergency Medical Services system. We work for improved Wilderness EMS in three ways: teaching; research; and directly providing Wilderness EMS services.

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