Isn an EMT course better than a WFR?
No. EMT courses are based on the “Golden Hour”; principle. They were designed to train people to manage their patients for up to one hour. This is impossible in any wilderness situation. Wilderness medicine BEGINS where these courses stop. Wilderness medicine assumes prolonged care (hours, days, weeks), extreme environmental challenges, and the need for improvisation. Wilderness medicine exceeds the scope of traditional prehospital training. If you are planning to work on an ambulance, take an EMT course. In a few rare cases, SAR members may benefit from additional training that teaches them how to adapt standard ambulance equipment to wilderness use; ONLY these people should consider taking a WEMT module to augment their EMT training. If you are planning to play or work in a remote care situation as a guide or instructor, take a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course. Preferably from us….
