Wilderness Medicine

Test whether you know what to do in this case study of a storm brewing and a nearby lightning strike.

If you're camping and someone gets burned, do you know how to help? Test your first aid skills with this wilderness medicine quiz.

You never know when your first aid training might come in handy—you might even wind up using your skills to treat your pet!

Getting caught by a fishhook isn't fun, but it doesn't necessarily mean the end of your fishing trip—if you have the appropriate first-aid skills.

Test what you know about providing first aid for ears, eyes, nose, and teeth when you're in the wilderness.

Lynn Hill is famous for her legendary free climb of the Nose on El Capitan. What you might not know is that she's a NOLS Wilderness First Responder grad.

Do you know how to recognize and treat a patient having an allergic reaction? Take this quiz to find out.

Here are the top six reasons why one NOLS Wilderness Medicine grad recommends taking a Wilderness EMT course.

Adventuring in nature has the ability to open our hearts and interpretive learning opens our minds.

Test how you would respond to possible frostbite with this wilderness medicine case study.

Check out the top 9 wilderness medicine jobs you can score with a wilderness medicine certification.

Do you know how to help with first aid for winter injuries and illnesses?

Knowing how to identify and manage pediatric medical issues can help your family have a fun adventure in the backcountry.

We found ourselves in a boat pulling away from the only dry land we could see. It looked like a normal city neighborhood had been built in the middle of a lake—all due to Hurricane Harvey

You are a member of your community’s Search and Rescue team. You and an EMS team are responding to the scene of a BASE-jumping accident…

Telling your friends about the peak you climbed or the rapid you ran are the things you want to bring home from the backcountry—not a foodborne illness.

Revamp your first aid kit before a trip with these five tips.

Surgeon Katy Trahan levels up her medical training on a Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course with NOLS.

In 2017, NOLS finally taught its first course in the nation's smallest state: a Wilderness First Aid course on Rhode Island's Save the Bay campus.

'I’m out of layers,' I thought as I searched my pack looking for something to make a splint. A broken femur wasn't a part of our trip plan...

NOLS Wilderness Medicine instructor discusses the mental challenges of emergency medicine and raises awareness of PTSD for first responders.

Wilderness First Responders need to know how to treat physical wounds. But it's also important to keep a patient's mental health in mind.

On a family trip in Utah, NOLS grad Shelli Johnson suddenly found herself using her Wilderness First Responder skills at the scene of a serious accident.

Here's some key advice from NOLSies to help ward off small illnesses and injuries that could lead to a more serious medical situation.