Wilderness Medicine Training & Certification
Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses focused on practical decision-making in remote environments.
What is Wounded Bear Medicine?Wounded Bear Medicine is a wilderness medicine training provider that teaches Wilderness First Aid (WFA), Wilderness First Responder (WFR), and related medical courses following Wilderness Medicine Associates curriculum standards. The organization focuses on practical patient assessment, decision-making, and medical care in remote environments where emergency response may be delayed.Wilderness Medicine Education
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We offer WALS, WFR, WFA, & CPR courses tailored to match your recreational, work, and industry needs. In addition we provide education in the following:
Wilderness Medical Training
Outdoor Skills
Technical Rescue
Tactical and Austere Medicine
Company Culture
Leadership
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Courses are certified through Wilderness Medical Associates International, American Red Cross and American Heart Association.
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Book courses online or contact us to schedule a private course.
Film and TV Safety and Standby
Wounded Bear Medicine provides real-time, safety and emergency medical care in a variety of difficult and hard to reach locations. Our services include:
Pre-production risk assessment and planning
Production risk management and safety
Production medical response
Evacuation
Our team specializes in embedded emergency medics who travel with crews, to respond immediately. We work with Film Productions, Scripted | Unscripted Television, Reality TV, DICE Producers, Entertainers, Web production, Adventure Races, and other Event Organizers.
Risk Management Consulting
With extensive outdoor, rescue and guiding experience, Wounded Bear Medicine offers outdoor, industry and expedition risk consulting. We provide this for:
Private Individuals
Guides and Outfitters
TV and Film Cast and Crew
Industry Working in Remote Areas
Our team can help you assess and manage the risks you may encounter. We can provide emergency action plans, risk assessment, training and equipment recommendations, safety standby, 24/7 connection to medical advisors and much, much more.
Your Questions, Answered
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Wilderness medicine is the practice of emergency medical care in remote and outdoor environments where professional medical services may be delayed or unavailable, emphasizing patient assessment, improvisation, and decision-making.
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Training prepares individuals to recognize and manage medical emergencies, environmental illnesses, trauma, and evacuation decisions when conventional healthcare access is delayed by hours or days.
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Wounded Bear Medicine offers Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses certified by Wilderness Medical Associates, designed for first responders, agency volunteers, outdoor professionals, guides, and wilderness enthusiasts.
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Anyone who travels, works, or leads groups in remote environments — including outdoor professionals, guides, SAR teams, field scientists, and serious recreationists — benefits from wilderness medicine training.
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Courses are offered in Wyoming, with options for public and private registration. Or, custom courses can be booked for any location.
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In wilderness settings, care focuses on prolonged patient support, improvising with limited resources, adapting to environmental exposure, and planning evacuation when help may take hours or days.
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Courses cover scenarios including backcountry alpine environments, cold weather, heat exposure, delayed evacuation settings, and more.
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