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Wilderness Medical Course

What will I learn?

Master the important skills you need for bush medicine with our Bush Medical Course, designed for medical professionals who want to do well in rural and remote areas. Learn how to keep good records, handle common injuries you find in the bush, and use techniques to keep injuries stable. Improve your skills in planning and carrying out evacuations, and learn the basics of first aid in the bush. Our course also covers how to manage pain when you're far from help, so you're ready for anything nature throws your way.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Get good at writing evacuation reports so wilderness rescues are fast and effective.

Figure out and treat common bush injuries the right way.

Use injury stabilization methods in remote places.

Plan and carry out evacuation strategies that work well.

Manage pain using both medicines and other ways that don't involve drugs.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.