Hybrid WFR & WEMT/WEMR Recertification Course
Sample Syllabus
28 Hours
Our Recertification course focuses on updates, patient assessment, and evacuation while providing a thorough review of the original course material. 90% of the course is hands-on simulations, skill labs, and case study reviews. Graduates with current WFR and WEMS certifications — (or those in their grace period) from an approved provider may recertify with us. Standard RECERT courses include an online pre-course review.
This syllabus may change based on particular course needs, changes in certification standards, etc. We'll do our best to keep it updated here!
Topics and Schedule
Online Modules
8 hours*
General
- Course Introduction
- Medical/Legal Concepts
- General Concepts in Patient Care
- Body Defenses
- Basic Pharmacology
- Autonomic Stress Response
- Patient Assessment System
Trauma
- Assessing Traumatic Problems
- Increased ICP & Concussion
- Bleeding & Volume Shock
- Respiratory Distress & Arrest
- Stable & Unstable Extremity Injuries
- Spine & Cord Injuries
- Dislocations
- Wounds
- Focused Spine Assessment
Environmental
- Assessing Environmental Problems
- Dehydration
- Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, & Hyponatremia
- Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
- Sun Exposure
- Hypothermia
- Drowning
- Allergies
- Wilderness Toxins and Venomous Bites & Stings
- Anaphylaxis
- Lightning Injuries
Medical
- Assessing Medical Problems
- Circulatory System Problems
- Respiratory System Problems
- Gastrointestinal System Problems
- Genitourinary System Problems
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Seizures
- Ear Problems
- Eye Problems
- Nose Problems
- Tooth & Gum Problems
- Infectious Diseases
- Mental Health Emergencies
* The amount of time required to complete the online modules varies between individuals. .
Practical Session *
20 hours
Day 1
- Practical Session Introduction
- Basic Life Support Simulations
- Extremity Splints Review
- Patient Assessment, Evaluation &
- SOAP Documentation Review
- Physical Exam Review
- Focused Spine Assessment Review
- Traumatic Simulations
- Case Study Homework
- Evening Session
- Adult & Child CPR & AED Skills Review
Day 2
- Case Study Homework Review
- Spine Management & Hypothermia Packaging Review
- Improvised Pelvic Binder Review
- Dislocations Review
- Traumatic Simulations
- Assessing Medical Problems Review
- Environmental & Medical Simulations
- Mental Health Emergencies
- Course Debrief, Closing & Clean-up
* The curriculum for this course is flexible and focuses on accurate patient assessment and evaluation during simulations. Depending on the assessed needs of the students, some topics may not be addressed. NOTE: the online tests cover all the original course topics.
Hybrid WFR & WEMT Recertification Course Lab Descriptions
- Adult & Child CPR and AED Certification Skills Lab: Adult & Child CPR, AED, and Obstructed Airway skills are refined using mannikins.
- Extremity Splints Review: Padded aluminum splints and expedition supplies are used to improvise effective extremity splints using the buddy, cast, jelly roll, sandwich splint concepts. Bring a cut T-shirt roll and a pair of heavy hiking socks; the socks will not be cut.
- Focused Spine Assessment Review: How to assess and rule out possible spine injuries in a wilderness context.
- Spine Management Review: Lifting, moving, and packaging potentially spine-injured patients lying on their back and side in a commercial or improvised litter and improvised stretcher.
- Improvised Pelvic Binder Review: Common expedition equipment is used to improvise an effective pelvic binder.
- Dislocations Lab: Relocation techniques for indirect anterior shoulder, lateral patella, and digits are demonstrated and practiced. Jaw reduction and passive anterior shoulder reduction techniques are demonstrated.
- Improvised Hypothermia Packaging Review: Sleeping bags, pads, tarps or plastic sheeting, and water bags/bottles are used to improvise a hypothermia package.
- Simulations: Role plays incorporating patient assessment & documentation. Make-up is used to increase the reality of traumatic simulations and cuttable simulation clothing is required.
