WMT began setting the standard in expedition medical education in 1991, they have unrivalled expedition, academic and professional medical expertise. WMT teaches advanced medical skills for use in remote, foreign environments that exceeds first aid training. They train more explorers and doctors every year than anyone else. - Legal considerations
- Expedition Medical Planning – where to find information
- Nursing care for ill or injured casualties
- Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
- Diagnosis - taking a history
- Examples of history taking
- ABC approach to ill or injured casualties
- Soft tissue injuries and burns
- Venomous bites and stings
- Shock & blood pressure
- Practical - measuring blood pressure
- Heat & cold injuries
- Psychological & psychiatric problems
- Incident management
- Altitude sickness
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- Fractures & dislocations
- Use of flexi-splints/improvised splints
- Head, neck & spinal injuries
- Coma position, log rolling, neck collars, moving,
- straightening, lifting, rope stretchers, other carries
- Vehicle extraction
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Chest & abdominal injuries
- Outdoor medical problem solving scenarios
- Common heart & lung problems
- Gut, kidney & gynaecological problems
- Eye & ear, nose & throat problems
- Examining eyes & ears
- Diarrhoea
- Infections & antibiotics
- Malaria & immunisations
- Medical kits & supplies
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