Case Study: What to Do About Snakebites
See what you would do to respond to and treat a possible snakebite.
See what you would do to respond to and treat a possible snakebite.
Understand the 'Wilderness First Aid vs Wilderness First Responder' debate to choose the best course for your outdoor medical training needs.
Knowing the SOAP note steps can help communicate accurate information to providers, which is especially useful now that more providers prefer a phone ...
See why a former camp counselor thinks all camp staff should have wilderness medicine trainings!
Throwback to the sweet hot summer of 2015: The USA Women’s team won the World Cup, Taylor Swift’s 1989 was topping the charts (I sang every lyric to every song), and I was an energetic, sunburnt, 19-year-old working at a camp in West Virginia.
NOLS grad Kimberly Blazzard unexpectedly put her wilderness medicine skills into practice on a solo trip on the Appalachian Trail.
Audrey Goral took a NOLS WFA thinking she would only use the skills for a sprained ankle. She never expected to use the skills on her twin in an ...
Always start with the first 5 steps of the scene size-up when responding to an emergency.
Do you enjoy recreating outdoors? Here are the top 7 reasons why you should consider to taking a NOLS Wilderness First Aid course.
Sprains and strains are some of the most common injuries you'll encounter in the outdoors. Are you prepared to recognize and treat them?
You find a hiker who you think might be suffering from altitude illness - after introducing yourselves, and with the patient's permission, you and ...
Take this wilderness medicine quiz to find out what you really know about the symptoms and treatment for altitude illness.
Read our tested strategies for handling the first aid hazards you’re most likely to see when you go fishing in lakes, rivers, streams, or the ocean.
How much do you really know about heat illness and dehydration? Test your skills with this first aid quiz from NOLS Wilderness Medicine.
Review the steps of the head-to-toe exam with this NOLS Wilderness First Aid grad's hand-drawn diagram.
You never know when your first aid training might come in handy—you might even wind up using your skills to treat your pet!
Getting caught by a fishhook isn't fun, but it doesn't necessarily mean the end of your fishing trip—if you have the appropriate first-aid skills.
Check out the top 9 wilderness medicine jobs you can score with a wilderness medicine certification.
Do you know how to help with first aid for winter injuries and illnesses?
Knowing how to identify and manage pediatric medical issues can help your family have a fun adventure in the backcountry.
You are a member of your community’s Search and Rescue team. You and an EMS team are responding to the scene of a BASE-jumping accident…
Revamp your first aid kit before a trip with these five tips.
In 2017, NOLS finally taught its first course in the nation's smallest state: a Wilderness First Aid course on Rhode Island's Save the Bay campus.
Here's some key advice from NOLSies to help ward off small illnesses and injuries that could lead to a more serious medical situation.
A NOLS Wilderness Medicine grad shares how her first aid training became critically important when she encountered an injured climber on a weekend ...
Check out these blog posts to get a refresher on key first aid topics before heading out on your next outdoor trip.
A NOLS Wilderness First Aid grad shares the story of how his first aid training helped him when a friend was injured in a mountain biking accident.
Longtime instructor shares stories from the most diverse NOLS Wilderness Medicine course she has ever taught.
Ready for the Challenge: How I Became a Wilderness EMT
There’s no such thing as the perfect first aid kit, so you should consider your needs and build a kit that meets them.