Wilderness Medicine Skills CME
The Wilderness Medicine Intensive Skills Course is an exciting and unique CME course in the Mt. Shasta/Marble Mountains Wilderness area of Northern California designed for health care providers who want to learn wilderness emergency medicine skills, outdoor survival in an outdoor setting.
Quick Facts
Tour Season: June
Trip Length: 7 or 9 Days
Trip Price: From $1595.
Activity Level: Strenuous
Arrival City: Happy Camp, CA
Meeting Place: Paradise Point
Questions? 1-800-246-7238
Day 1
Raft Klamath: Ferry Point – Paradise Point
Lectures: Hypothermia (Donner); Whitewater Medicine (Allred); Useful ropes and knots (Olson)
Day 2
Raft Clear Creek (if adequate flow)…or Klamath (Indian Cr. – Wingate)
Lectures: Snakebite (Allred); Altitude Illness (Donner); Navigation workshop (part I)
Day 3
Raft Salmon River (Butler to Oak Bottom)
Lectures: Wilderness Infectious Diseases (Donner); Planning a Wilderness Medical Kit (Donner); Splinting of common ortho injuries (Olson); soft tissue injuries (Donner)
Day 4
Survival “Olympics” – Short Hike to Clear Creek Swimming “Hole”
Lectures (am): Navigation (part II) (Olsen); Survival kit / skills (Olson / Allred); Frostbite (Donner)
Day 5
Raft Scott River / move camp to Whitewater Ranch
Lectures / skills – shallow water crossing and zip line (Allred); Wilderness Eye / ENT problems (Donner); Lightning injuries (Olson)
Day 6
Practical Skill Workshops at WW Ranch
GPS and compass navigation; practical medical skills – including “team” scenarios
Workshops in am: Wilderness Improvisation (Donner); GPS Navigation (Olson)
Evening – CELEBRATION DINNER!
Day 7
All-day basic mountaineering skills course by Sierra Wilderness Seminars.
Group leaves in early morning for Mt. Shasta.
Meet at 8:00am at Fifth Season Mountaineering Store - 300 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd. Mt. Shasta City - Telephone: (530) 926-3606
Day 8-9
OPTIONAL MT. SHASTA SUMMIT CLIMB
Guided by Sierra Wilderness Seminars (see included info.)
Raft Klamath: Ferry Point – Paradise Point
Lectures: Hypothermia (Donner); Whitewater Medicine (Allred); Useful ropes and knots (Olson)
Day 2
Raft Clear Creek (if adequate flow)…or Klamath (Indian Cr. – Wingate)
Lectures: Snakebite (Allred); Altitude Illness (Donner); Navigation workshop (part I)
Day 3
Raft Salmon River (Butler to Oak Bottom)
Lectures: Wilderness Infectious Diseases (Donner); Planning a Wilderness Medical Kit (Donner); Splinting of common ortho injuries (Olson); soft tissue injuries (Donner)
Day 4
Survival “Olympics” – Short Hike to Clear Creek Swimming “Hole”
Lectures (am): Navigation (part II) (Olsen); Survival kit / skills (Olson / Allred); Frostbite (Donner)
Day 5
Raft Scott River / move camp to Whitewater Ranch
Lectures / skills – shallow water crossing and zip line (Allred); Wilderness Eye / ENT problems (Donner); Lightning injuries (Olson)
Day 6
Practical Skill Workshops at WW Ranch
GPS and compass navigation; practical medical skills – including “team” scenarios
Workshops in am: Wilderness Improvisation (Donner); GPS Navigation (Olson)
Evening – CELEBRATION DINNER!
Day 7
All-day basic mountaineering skills course by Sierra Wilderness Seminars.
Group leaves in early morning for Mt. Shasta.
Meet at 8:00am at Fifth Season Mountaineering Store - 300 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd. Mt. Shasta City - Telephone: (530) 926-3606
Day 8-9
OPTIONAL MT. SHASTA SUMMIT CLIMB
Guided by Sierra Wilderness Seminars (see included info.)
Testimonials
The most informative, hands-on, interesting CME I have ever attended….Instructors well-versed and entertaining…guides very safety oriented and helpful…food was amazing! This was the best CME I have attended in my 13 years of practice and I look forward to attending again… — Dan Weiler, MD Klamath CME
A wilderness adventure with top-notch staff providing excellent food, fun and facts. Beautiful scenery and outstanding faculty make this a must do for every outdoor enthusiast and medical types alike. — Kristen Wheeler, RN, BSN Klamath CME
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