Medical Preparedness

Learn how to prepare your outdoor, experiential, adventure or travel program to respond effectively to medical incidents and emergencies

First Aid & Wilderness Medicine Course Selection

Determine which first aid or wilderness medicine courses your organization’s staff should take. Develop standards for the levels of training in which personnel should be trained and certified.

Emergency Medicine Training Provider Selection

Learn how to determine which training organizations are reliable providers of high-quality emergency medicine and backcountry rescue training.

Wilderness & Remote Medicine Scope of Practice

Learn which are widely accepted and well-developed scope of practice standards for wilderness medicine, remote medicine, disaster medicine and austere medicine courses.

In-person and Online Courses

Understand how to determine whether in-person or hybrid online emergency medicine and wilderness rescue courses are right for your needs.

First Aid Kits & Supplies

Establish what first aid supplies should be in your first aid kit. Determine which first aid supplies participants should be required to carry for themselves. Learn how to determine which supplies and medical techniques are legally allowed. Establish effective, efficient medical supply inventory control and resupply documents and systems.

Rescue Supplies

From backboards and technical rescue rigging materials to radios and satellite phones, determine which rescue equipment is needed for your specific activities, participant populations and locations. Learn how to determine what rescue capabilities can be expected from search and rescue, military, and civilian emergency services agencies.

Emergency Telecoms

Navigate the ever-changing landscape of satellite phones, satellite communicators and satellite messengers, personal locator beacons, EPIRBs, emergency SOS services, hotspots, satellite-enabled mobile phone systems, and VHF and other radios. Determine which devices are appropriate for your circumstances, and how to register, use and maintain your devices.