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The School for Field Studies Risk Management Services
and Wilderness Medical Associates
Travel Medicine First Aid (2 day)
This is the single best course for learning the knowledge and skills needed to respond to medical emergencies anywhere in the world as well as to assist you in crafting your international medical strategy. In this course you will learn how to respond to most emergent medical events whether they are trauma, environmental or disease based. You will become more adept at preventing and mitigating medical issues abroad. You will also learn about the issues involved when interacting with medical systems internationally. It will potentially reduce your liability exposure by reducing the number of incidents as well as their severity and will demonstrate your due diligence.
- The Patient Assessment System
- Basic Life Support (including CPR)
- The Big Three: Circulatory, Respiratory and Nervous Systems
- The Musculoskeletal System – Sprains, Strains and Fractures
- The Medical/Legal Landscape
- Allergy and Anaphylaxis
- Environmental Mechanisms
- Travel/Tropical Medicine
For more info please contact:
Bill Frederick bfrederick@fieldstudies.org
To Register, contact Rosalind Slawson at 978.741.3567 ext. 108
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