Wilderness Paramedic – Henderson, TN – PNS3295
This is an ISBC-approved course for those seeking to obtain Wilderness Paramedic Certification.
This 16-hour course prepares students for IBSC Wilderness Paramedic certification testing. This course is also open to the public for general knowledge training.
The Certified Wilderness Paramedic (WP-C) Examination consists of 135 questions, 110 scored and 25 unscored items. The candidate is provided 2.5 hours to complete the examination.
The certification process is focused on the knowledge level of accomplished paramedics working in wilderness, remote, and austere environments anywhere in the world.
The questions on the examination are based on sound wilderness medicine principles. The candidate is expected to have a firm understanding of the remote medicine environment.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must hold a current unrestricted paramedic, registered nurse, or physician assistant license in the state or country of practice, or be a medical director/physician working on a wilderness medical team. All exam candidates must register online and upload a copy of their license to prove eligibility before scheduling an exam.
STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
The exam is based on the best practices of the wilderness medicine community. The following textbooks are recommended:
WP-C STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
Wilderness EMS, Hawkins (Editor) ISBN-10: 9781496349453; ISBN-13: 978-1496349453
Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine – Available Here
Mountain Emergency Medicine, 1st Edition, by Hermann Brugger, Ken Zafren, Luigi Festi, Peter Paal, Giacomo Strapazzon. ISBN-10: 8821447332; ISBN-13: 978-8821447334
National Park Service Technical Rescue Handbook, Eleventh Edition. August 2014. Published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Remote and Austere Medicine Field Guide for Practitioners, available at the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine
The WMS Clinical Practice Guidelines – Available Here
Summaries of the Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines – Available Here
Joint Trauma Registry (JTS) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) (Available through the JTS)
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal (Available through the Wilderness Medical Society)
Wilderness Paramedic Exam Prep: IBSC Approved Wilderness Paramedic Certification (WP-C) Study Guide (available through Amazon)
Wilderness Paramedic Revision Guide: IBSC Approved Revision Guide for the Wilderness Paramedic Certification (WP-C) Examination (available through Amazon).
ADDITIONAL WP-C STUDY RESOURCES
Rescue Expedition & Disaster Medicine (RED MED), Chris Gibson, Independently published (November 24, 2021)ISBN-13: 979-8609021359
Working with the Media in Search and Rescue, Shimanski © 2008, Charley Shimanski/Mountain Rescue Association
Search and Rescue for Outdoor Leaders, Shimanski © 2008, Charley Shimanski/Mountain Rescue Association
On Call: A Complete Reference for Cave Rescue Publisher: National Speleological Society; n edition (October 30, 2001) ISBN-10: 1879961164, ISBN-13: 978-1879961166
Helicopter Rescue Techniques: A Training Handbook for Rescue Practitioners, Thomas
ISBN-10: 1976342538 ISBN-13: 978-1976342530
NIMS ICS (Available through FEMA)
All classes are available daily.
Group discounts available.
Online/Hybrid/In-person training available.
Contact Scout Tactical Training Group at 731-803-6175 for full details