High-altitude illness, hypothermia, frostbite, heat stroke, and lightning strikes .
Courses typically blend classroom lectures with in outdoor settings . Standard topics include:
Land navigation (map and compass), water purification, shelter building, and search and rescue (SAR) principles .
Wilderness medicine (WM) training in the USA focuses on providing medical care in , resource-limited , and austere environments . Unlike traditional medicine, WM emphasizes improvisation , self-reliance , and risk mitigation when definitive care is hours or days away . Core Training Levels
Includes Medical School Electives , Fellowships for physicians (often in Emergency or Family Medicine) , and specialized certifications like the Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) offered by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) . Key Curriculum Topics
Improvised spinal immobilisation, fracture management, and catastrophic bleeding control .
