Description
Wilderness Paramedic (WP-C) Exam Review Course
Prepare to Conquer Your WP-C Certification with Confidence
In Partnership with CoROM and FlightBridgeED
Are you ready to take your wilderness medicine skills to the next level? The Wilderness Paramedic (WP-C) Exam Review Course, developed in collaboration with the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) and FlightBridgeED, is your ultimate resource to ace the WP-C advanced certification exam. This comprehensive 16 CE-hour online course is designed specifically for paramedics, registered nurses, physician assistants, and wilderness medical directors who thrive in the most challenging environments.
With expert-led instruction, cutting-edge content, and a focus on real-world application, this course equips you with the knowledge and confidence to excel on the WP-C exam—and in the field. Whether you’re managing prolonged field care in austere settings, responding to high-altitude emergencies, or mastering technical rescue techniques, we’ve got you covered.
Why Choose the WP-C Exam Review Course?
- 16 CE Hours: Earn valuable continuing education credits while preparing for certification.
- Expert Partnerships: Built by leaders in wilderness and critical care education—College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) and FlightBridgeED.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Master every domain of the WP-C exam, from operational safety and search theory to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and prolonged field care.
- Flexible Online Learning: Study at your own pace, on your schedule, with 1-year access to course materials.
- Exam-Focused Design: Aligned with the wilderness medicine community’s best practices and recommended study resources (see below).
What You’ll Learn
This course is a deep dive into the skills and knowledge tested on the WP-C exam, preparing you to handle the most challenging wilderness emergencies. Key topics include:
- Adverse Flora: Identify and describe common tropical illnesses, including their transmission, symptoms, and prevention strategies.
- Altitude: Recognize the physiological effects of altitude on the human body and identify common altitude-related illnesses such as acute mountain sickness, HAPE, and HACE.
- Avalanche Rescue: Understand the principles of avalanche safety and perform basic avalanche rescue techniques, including scene assessment, victim location, and extrication.
- Hydration and Electrolytes: Explain the importance of proper hydration and electrolyte balance in wilderness settings and identify signs, symptoms, and treatments for dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.
- Lightning Emergencies: Understand the dangers of lightning in wilderness environments and apply safety protocols and emergency care for lightning strike incidents.
- Tropical Illness: Identify common tropical illnesses, their modes of transmission, clinical signs, and appropriate prevention and treatment strategies in remote or austere environments.
- Operational Safety: Apply the ERIC-PD framework and STEP 1-2-3+ model to ensure scene safety and manage multi-casualty incidents.
- Search Theory & Logistics: Leverage lost person behavior data and search models to optimize field operations.
- Expedition Planning: Select medical gear and evaluate provider qualifications for remote missions.
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Use eFAST, nerve blocks, and more in austere environments.
- Wound Management: Assess infections, clean wounds, and decide when evacuation is critical.
- Infectious Diseases: Recognize and treat wilderness infections like malaria and giardiasis.
- Diving Medicine: Manage barotrauma and decompression illness with confidence.
- Environmental Emergencies: Tackle heat illness, hypothermia, altitude sickness, lightning injuries, and avalanche response.
- Prolonged Field Care: Deliver critical interventions in resource-limited settings over extended periods.
- Improvised Medicine: Innovate with available materials to save lives.
- Technical Rescue: Master rope systems, anchoring, and zone safety.
- Communication: Use radio protocols and emergency signals effectively.
Each module blends knowledge (what you need to know), application (how to use it), and analysis/evaluation (when and why to act), ensuring you’re fully prepared for the exam—and the real world.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for:
- Paramedics, registered nurses, physician assistants, or physicians with an unrestricted license.
- Medical directors or practitioners working on wilderness medical teams.
- Professionals seeking the WP-C advanced certification to elevate their career in remote medicine.
Eligibility Note: To sit for the WP-C exam, candidates must upload a copy of their current license during online registration.
Aligned with WP-C Study Recommendations
Our course is built to complement the wilderness medicine community’s top resources, including:
- Wilderness EMS (Hawkins, Ed.)
- Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
- Mountain Emergency Medicine (Brugger, Zafren, et al.)
- National Park Service Technical Rescue Handbook
- Remote and Austere Medicine Field Guide (CoROM)
- Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Joint Trauma System (JTS) CPGs
- And more.
No need to juggle textbooks—our course distills the essentials into actionable, exam-ready content.
Take the Next Step
The wilderness doesn’t wait—and neither should you. Enroll in the WP-C Exam Review Course today and join the ranks of elite wilderness paramedics. With the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) and FlightBridgeED by your side, you’ll be ready to pass the exam and lead with confidence in any environment.