Wilderness Medicine for Summer Runners
To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
To reduce the strain on local health care facilities during a global crisis, you can step up and use your first aid training to treat some injuries ...
See why a former camp counselor thinks all camp staff should have wilderness medicine trainings!
NOLS Wilderness First Responder trainings aren't just for outdoor enthusiasts—they're also great prep for humanitarian work in disaster zones.
NOLS Wilderness First Responder grad Ned Morris is a volunteer ShelterBox Response Team member (SRT). SRT members deploy to areas of natural disaster or conflict-based migration, and help families who have lost everything due to natural disaster or violence. ShelterBox provides shelter solutions, including tents or house repair kits, as well as water purification systems, solar lighting, cooking sets, and much more. There are just over 100 active Response Team members in the world; less than 40 in the U.S. Read the following Q&A to learn more about Ned's humanitarian work with ShelterBox and how his WFR helped prepare him for this role.
The horror movies turned out to be real—it's time to adapt your wilderness medicine skills to survive zombies!
On a NOLS expedition, Jack Johnson fell in love with wilderness medicine. Read about his journey from a 14-year-old backpacker to a Wilderness EMT!
Test your wilderness medicine knowledge with this case study about a patient with flu-like symptoms that may be related to a tick-borne illness.
NOLS grad Eric Johnson unveils the mystery of a Wilderness First Responder certification: earning your 'Woofer' makes you a #lowkeysuperhero.
You're a first responder helping a patient who was bucked off their horse. The assessment might reveal something more troubling than what meets the ...
After a strenuous hike, you and your team find a tent just off the trail at 11,300 ft. You call out, “Hello, is anyone in the tent? This is search ...
Test your knowledge about caring for patients who may have head injuries with this wilderness medicine case study.
Test your knowledge with a case study based on a real event in the '80s where Wilderness First Responders aided a hiker suffering from weakness and ...
The patient commented that their toes have been cold and numb all day, but thought they could get by until getting into their sleeping bag. Read the ...
See if you know how to aid an injured skier with this wilderness medicine case study.
One NOLS graduate uses her Wilderness First Responder skills to help a surfer in need.
The patient is a 30-year-old complaining of fatigue, dizziness, and a headache—how will you respond? Test your knowledge with this case study.
When gender or sex is relevant to treating a patient, it's important to communicate respectfully and not make assumptions.
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.
NOLS Wilderness Medicine grad Carina Ahlqvist will be the first Scandinavian woman to summit Makalu— but that's not why she joined the 2018 Climate ...
Lynn Hill is famous for her legendary free climb of the Nose on El Capitan. What you might not know is that she's a NOLS Wilderness First Responder ...
Adventuring in nature has the ability to open our hearts and interpretive learning opens our minds.
'I’m out of layers,' I thought as I searched my pack looking for something to make a splint. A broken femur wasn't a part of our trip plan...
On a family trip in Utah, NOLS grad Shelli Johnson suddenly found herself using her Wilderness First Responder skills at the scene of a serious ...
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 WFR graduate recalls responding to a hypothermic patient while stuck in a hut in Norway's mountains.
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
River guide Emily Ambrose shares lessons learned about building confidence as a leader and in her identity during a WFR course
There’s no such thing as the perfect first aid kit, so you should consider your needs and build a kit that meets them.
WMI Employee to Wilderness First Responder
How should you manage the injury if you get frostbite while far from medical care?