Radford - Virginia Tech-Carilion
Wilderness Medicine Elective

Who: Paramedic Students, PA Students, NP Students, Medical Student, Residents with interest in wilderness medicine
When: Sept 12- 23, 2022
Where: Roanoke, VA
How to Apply: VTC Students apply as WM Elective, Visiting medical students apply through VSAS, Paramedic Student/ PA students apply through Radford, Residents** and all other contact: Stephanie

Topics include:

Advanced Wilderness Life Support

 Learn valuable skills such as patient assessment, patient movement, wound care, altitude medicine, drowning care and toxicology while earning AWLS certification.

    

Swift Water Rescue

The River Safety and Rescue workshop teaches recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, execution of self-rescue techniques, and simple rescues of paddlers in distress. Fundamental techniques for dealing with hazards that carry greater risks for both victim and rescuer, such as entrapements and pins, also are taught.

Climbing Medicine

Learn basic knots, rappelling techniques and basics of self/partner rescue. Learn about common climbing injuries and how to care for them at the crag. Weather permitting climb and practice these skills outdoors.




Curriculum topics include:
Animal, Insect, Arthropod, Marine Bites and Stings
Medical Problems
Avalanche
Moving an Injured Patient
Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Skin
Patient Assessment
High Altitude Related Problems
Patient Packaging & Evacuation
Hyperthermia
Submersion Injuries
Hypothermia & Frostbite
Water Disinfection and Purification
Infectious Disease
Wilderness Life Support Scenarios
Lightning
Wound and Musculoskeletal Injuries Management
Medical Kits
Navigation using GPS and Compass
Ultrasound in Austere environments
Concepts for race medicine and endurance sport

** Residents will have the opportunity to lead didactic and scenario based education with VTC WM fellows for students and participate in education curriculum to improve teaching skills in WM