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OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP
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WILDERNESS EMERGENCY MEDICINE CERTIFICATE - C553302
This curriculum is designed to prepare individuals to be successful outdoor profes- sionals in Wilderness Emergency Medicine.
Course work includes technical training in the areas such as wilderness patient assess- ment, improvised litters and splints, environmental emergencies and evacuation protocols. These skills are taught through facilitation and experiential learning methodologies.
Graduates from this program will have a sound background in emergency man- agement blended with a solid foundation of outdoor skills. Graduates are prepared for employment in agencies that require a higher level of training in medical and backcountry skills to handle dif cult environments, and prolonged treatment of the patient with limited resources.
Pre x Number Title
ACA 111 College Student Success EMS 110 EMT
Choose one of the following:
EMS 243 Wilderness EMT
ODL 125 Wilderness First Responder
Class Lab Clinical Credit 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 8
1 2 0 2 3 3 0 4
1 6 0 3 1 6 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2
12-15 0 15-16
Choose 4 ODL 130 ODL 135 ODL 267 ODL 270 ODL 275 ODL 277
credits from the following: Water-Based Activities I
Total Semester Hour Credits: 15-16
FACULTY
Paul Wolf, Program Coordinator pjwolf@southwesterncc.edu
SCC Swain Center • 828.366.2003
Land-Based Activities I
Primitive Living Skills
Swift Water Rescue
Advanced Swiftwater Rescue
Technical Rope Rescue
Totals 9-10
2019-20 Catalog