Field Emergency Medicine / Practical Considerations in a Field Environment

Field Emergency Medicine / Practical Considerations in a Field Environment

This course will provide participants with an intensive review of expedient and proven field treatments. Topics covered will include: Environmental surveys, medical preventive and reactive readiness planning, conventional civilian and military approaches to illness and injury, the field medical kit, triage, and immobilization/transport considerations.  Classroom concepts will be reinforced with hands-on exercises geared toward basic airway maintenance, hemorrhage control, immobilization, positioning, suturing, and ground/air transport.  Emphasis will be placed on comprehensive planning and preparation, as well as recognition and management of immediate life threats.

Date: November 13-14, 2010

Instructor: Greg Kennebeck

Cost: $400