Please see this file showing how many credit hours in which categories.
2a) EMT Testimonial:
"I came into this, already having gotten my
EMT cert, thinking I wasn't going to learn much but I was wrong. I
learned so much. I like how serious the scenarios were taken (i.e.
actual body paint used). ... [Instructor] Matt was great. He was
entertaining to listen to and was very knowledgeable. He was so
organized. I like how he would review the patient assessment system
before every scenario. Was very open and accommodating to all
questions." - anonymous feedback survey, 10/2014
2b) RN Testimonials:
"I have a 45-year RN career and this course is
in the top 3 of the countless I've taken." - anonymous feedback survey,
9/2017
"Experienced professionals could greatly
benefit from how to perform outside of facilities / ambulances etc." -
anonymous feedback survey, 2/2019
Excerpt from Phillip Ricks, M.D.'s 3/2103 video
testimonial below: "I did this course principally to get
continuing medical education credits … As a physician, I thought I
would know it all, really, at least the principles and most of the care,
but I was surprised by how much I learned, actually. I especially
think that Matt's approach to explaining the pathophysiology behind the
injuries and illnesses and therefore the rationale for how you treat, that was
the best I've ever been around, period. I would strongly, strongly
recommend … single best first aid course I have ever had, bar none."
3) Nurse Making a Case for
Wilderness Medicine Education
[Prior to taking a wilderness medical course]: "Driving up a short incline toward a mountain
pass, we watched helplessly as the man lost control of his motorcycle on a
gravel-filled turn and collided with the guardrail at the edge of a cliff. We
immediately pulled over and attempted to help him, but it was no use. He died
on a lonely stretch of road far from the nearest hospital.
Despite my extensive nursing knowledge and years of
education, the care I could provide was limited. I'd read about wilderness
medicine, but until that day I hadn't considered my need for it. My feeling of
helplessness led me to correct that deficiency and ultimately made me a better
nurse. ...
The motorcyclist who died is never far from my mind
when teaching or learning about wilderness medicine. If I encounter a similar
situation, I'd now know exactly what to do: I'd apply the basic tenets of
wilderness medicine. ...
I've used my knowledge in many different situations and
have been thankful for it. I've stabilized and arranged for air evacuation of
a trekker in the Annapurna region of Nepal, been the first responder to a
climber who fell in West Virginia, ... I've also used my knowledge of
wilderness medicine in less-exotic locales to stabilize the cervical spine of
a car crash victim outside of my home, remove a tick from my nephew's arm,
..." R. Bryan Simon, RN, CNOR, FAWM in his article "Making
a case for wilderness medicine education," 7/2012
Senior Instructor
and Instructor-Trainer
Matt is a Geo Medic
-- a unique type of medic trained to improvise with extremely limited
equipment where there are no hospitals or ambulances (due to remote location
in the world, or disaster zone thousands injured hospital blown up), to
deliver treatment in these settings for short-term triage (including setting
up an improvised field medical clinic), immediate care, and long term
recovery.
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Calendar
Classes running with anti-COVID extensive
pre-screening, temperature checking, strict 6'+ distancing & masks & goggles
throughout, and many more safety measures for zero exposure.
