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Wilderness First Aid
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
Minimum Standard (16 hour)
This 16 hour course is the minimum required for anybody expected to provide care for an injured casualty in the Irish outdoor environment. It meets the minimum contact requirements for Irish NGBs such as Mountaineering Ireland, Sailing Ireland & Canoeing Ireland organisations, etc. It based on the principle of E
Minimum Standard (16 hour)
This 16 hour course is the minimum required for anybody expected to provide care for an injured casualty in the Irish outdoor environment. It meets the minimum contact requirements for Irish NGBs such as Mountaineering Ireland, Sailing Ireland & Canoeing Ireland organisations, etc. It based on the principle of EMS services being maximum of one hour away from the casualty.
On this course you will learn:
- Adult, child, infant CPR
- AED
- Choking patient
- Heart Attack and Stroke
- Recovery position
- Hypothermia prevention
- Minor injury management
- Basic splinting
- What to pack in First-aid kits.
Cost €195
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
40 hours total
This 4 day course covers all aspects of the basic course but adds the following modules:
- Patient assessment skills
- Airway management skills
- Oxygen therapy
- Major haemorrhage control
- CPR and wilderness decisions
- Recording patient vital signs
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Environmental injuries - heat, cold, lightning, altitude, etc.
- Common
40 hours total
This 4 day course covers all aspects of the basic course but adds the following modules:
- Patient assessment skills
- Airway management skills
- Oxygen therapy
- Major haemorrhage control
- CPR and wilderness decisions
- Recording patient vital signs
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Environmental injuries - heat, cold, lightning, altitude, etc.
- Common aliments in austere environments.
- Water treatment techniques
- Patient packaging and movement.
- Medical kit preparation
We also cover improvised stretcher and carry methods.
Splinting
Decision making and evacuation plans.
Cost €350
Mountain Medicine Morocco
Advanced Wilderness First Aid
Mountain Medicine Morocco
Combining the package of wilderness first-aid course and a guided trek to the highest peak in North Africa, Mt Toubkal 4,167m.
This five day trek will allow us to learn all about mountain medicine, high altitude illness, remote area safety, wilderness and expedition skills for your future explorations.
The ability to treat injuries in the w
Combining the package of wilderness first-aid course and a guided trek to the highest peak in North Africa, Mt Toubkal 4,167m.
This five day trek will allow us to learn all about mountain medicine, high altitude illness, remote area safety, wilderness and expedition skills for your future explorations.
The ability to treat injuries in the wilderness is paramount, but the foresight to adequately plan and risk manage a trip or expedition is where the smart money goes.
There is no better classroom than the great outdoors. Learn on the mountain, practice skills and demonstrations in a real wilderness environment under the safety and guidance of a mountain medicine practitioner and UMILA IML.
Dates: October 2025
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Cost €750 ex. Flights
WHat will you learn on Wilderness medicine courses?
CPR
Expedition Prep
Trauma care
Learn basic life support skills. This course will pay particular attention to considerations for CPR in the wilderness, when to start/stop.
- The management of drowning and avalanche casualties, when minutes count.
- How to recognise and manage heart attack, stroke and choking patients.
- Management of the unconscious patient.
Trauma care
Expedition Prep
Trauma care
When travelling for adventure our biggest risks are usually from transport accidents and minor injuries.
- Learn how to recognise and treat life threatening bleeds.
- Manage minor wounds.
- Splint fractures.
- Minor burn care.
- Recognise signs of infection.
Cold / Heat
Expedition Prep
Expedition Prep
Cold environments can claim even the healthiest lives.
- Learn how to prevent, recognise and treat hypothermia. Practice casualty care in the wild.
- Hot environments can affect us from sunburn to heat stroke. Learn how to manage casualties affected by heat.
Expedition Prep
Expedition Prep
Expedition Prep
Going on an expedition or long distance travel holiday can be exciting. But some basic preparation can reduce exposure to risk further down the line.
- Learn how to prepare a suitable first aid kit that won't break the bank.
- Awareness of personal safety when travelling solo or with groups.
- Basics of altitude illness and travel health precautions.
Speciality Modules
Cold Injuries
Altitude Illness
Altitude Illness
Exposure to cold environments can manifest injuries in many ways from non-freezing cold injury, to frostbite and hypothermia. Learn how to recognise, prevent and treat cold weather injuries.
Altitude Illness
Altitude Illness
Altitude Illness
Travel to altitudes above 2500m expose us to risk of acute mountain sickness. Ignorance of acclimatisation and the risks involved come with serious consequences. Using the latest evidence based guidelines learn about altitude illness.
Heat Emergencies
Altitude Illness
Heat Emergencies
The human body is intolerant of excessive heat. Just a few degrees rise in core body temperature can cause life threatening emergencies. We will explore the latest treatment methods and prevention strategies.
Drowning
Prolonged Field Care
Heat Emergencies
On average 115 drownings occur in Ireland each year. Males predominate in the statistics. Drowning is a preventable disease burden. Learn BLS skills and basic water safety principles when travelling to remote locations.
Trauma
Prolonged Field Care
Prolonged Field Care
The management of trauma injuries in the wilderness can be crude but ultimately life saving. Learn how to treat the common injuries and what to pack in your first aid kit. When to stay and when to evacuate.
Prolonged Field Care
Prolonged Field Care
Prolonged Field Care
We are lucky to live in a country with professional rescue services. But not all countries have this luxury, particularly the more remote we travel. Time to rescue or evacuation to hospital can be prolonged the further you venture off the beaten path.
Learn the basic principles of prolonged field care.
Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.
Edward Whymper
Explore the Wild: wilderness & EXPEDITION MEDICINE
