Standards, competence, top cover, tourniquet conversion & the importance of context.
Feb 22. 2025. This article is from a civilian remote medic/fieldwork/expedition/nuanced perspective but may have wider application. We’re putting it up now for currency and value of message speed. Might get refined over the next week or so for posterity/ added links etc. A multiplicity of tourniquet types and styles. These and more are taught on our courses. Importantly, familiarise yourself with kit (and check the suitability of it) before departure. Beware of fakes and buy
Court Judgement. Australian criminal prosecution. Death on expedition. Diabetes management. Pre screening. Pre training. Monitoring. Ops room communications. Telemed.Risk Assessment. Risk mitigation.
A tragic case. If you are involved in expeditions, fieldwork or remote medical cover, you need to read it. It’s an Australian case...
Risk Management : Our Prolonged Field Care courses feature in outdoor/expedition industry publications.
Whilst already well known in Search and Rescue, disaster response, NGO, outdoor and expedition circles, it’s always great to see our...
Advanced Wilderness Life Support and Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine - with R2Ri.
AWLS, PHTLS, Risk Management and expedition planning courses suitable for Wilderness Medics. So, a year ago, we had just finished the...
Meeting the New Wilderness Medical Course Guidance: courses with Remote Area Risk International.
The updated guidance on Medical Provision for Wilderness Medicine only serve to emphasise the relevance of our carefully selected and...