Aerie Backcountry Medicine
Wilderness medicine training throughout the United States as well as Costa Rica, India, and Mongolia.
07/25/2024
Quite a windstorm last night! Power is down all around MSO, including the Aerie office. We currently don’t have phone or email access.
07/24/2024
Important points to remember in this heat. Tap the link in our bio for the Aerie manual and head to page 103 for details on
02/28/2024
Attention ladies!!! The announcement you have been waiting for is finally here!!!
Aerie is offering a ladies only CPR, WFA, and WFRR weekend, April 12 - 14th. For women, led by women! Grab your besties and sign up today! Link to the course registration pages below and also in our profile.
CPR: https://aeriemedicine.com/register/3515
WFA: https://aeriemedicine.com/register/3516
WFRR: https://aeriemedicine.com/register/3517
02/26/2024
📸: Roman Hacker (.hacker.5)
Port Alsworth, Alaska. Ten new first responders earn their Aerie WFR certification in January 2024. These folks work closely conjunction with the small and remote clinic there to provide outstanding care for the village. This small yet mighty group has been recognized for their valiant rescue effort and even won the 2023 Alaska Governor’s Outstanding Ambulance Service Award! Keep up the good work!
01/21/2024
Emily is excited! Why? We just finished up our first EMT exam of 2024! Everyone passed and we’re very proud of our students!
11/22/2023
✨ 15% OFF FLASH SALE!! ✨
Join us today, November 22nd through Sunday, November 26th for Small Business Saturday and receive 15% off all classes, excluding Semester in Wilderness Medicine programs! Sales like this rarely come along so please take advantage and help support a local small business!
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05/08/2023
Check out for more details on their upcoming fundraiser.
May 12th 6-9:30pm in Missoula
Catered dinner, open bar, silent auction, and local bluegrass!
02/06/2023
Hey Aerie Friends and Family! We are looking to spread the good word about our classes. If you had a worthwhile experience with us, could you please take a few moments and complete a review on Google for us? Thank you!
Aerie Backcountry Medicine would love your feedback Post a review to our profile on Google
01/21/2023
Hanging with the torsos! Our first EMT exam of 2023 is off to a fantastic start. This class is rocking it!
08/30/2022
The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) provides hands-on environmental service opportunities to young adults (ages 18-25) and military veterans. WCC is currently recruiting over 280 eleven-month field crew and Individual Placement member positions throughout Washington State! Successful applicants will start their terms on October 3, 2022. Learn more and apply online at https://ecology.wa.gov/wcc
07/14/2022
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WEMT Graduation 🎉
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Our June/July WEMT students graduated! Thanks for hanging out with us and for all your hard work! We are excited to see what you’ve learned and how you’ll apply it, so please share your adventures and experience with us moving forward!
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07/12/2022
Aerie Wilderness First Responder - Mongolia 2022
Already looking forward to 2023
07/09/2022
My favorite manikin and I had a great EMT exam today with the WEMT and Semester students! They rocked it!
Happy Monday! Our summer WEMT students started off their week with a chaotic simulation in their classroom! 🚨
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05/27/2022
We’re happy for our friend for completing a volunteer NPS rescue ranger rotation on Denali (with a successful summit!). You’ve come a long way young man! 😉
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NPS Denali setup crew! Also made it to the top.
05/24/2022
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Our firefighters down in New Mexico with a heartwarming story! Thanks to FF Nate Sink for the account on this one!
“I learned today that it’s common for cow elk to abandon their calves when stressed, during a fire for instance. This morning while patrolling a burned area I came across a malnourished and lethargic calf elk. I carried her out to the engine and thanks to was able to connect this sweet girl to a Veterinarian that specializes in rehabilitating wild animals, especially elk! The most incredible outcome for such an incredible day!”
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03/25/2022
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SWM RAT RACE/MCI
Extended Field Care Scenario
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Our Spring Semester students just finished up their RAT RACE, MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) and extended field care scenarios.
Tired and ready for the weekend, the semester students debrief from their scenarios. 4 critically injured patients in dangerous (read: dark and icy) conditions for 8 hours. This is not for the faint of heart. Way to go!
The students have a few more days of outdoor leadership topics before they head to Alberton, Montana to learn about swift water and rope rescue with our friends at .
Link to all of semester programs can be found in bio!
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03/07/2022
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Only two student spots left for our 2022 Wilderness EMT
Condon, Montana
APRIL 18 - MAY 14
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Wedged between the serene Mission and Swan Mountain ranges, lies the Beck Homestead. Students will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to be engulfed in wilderness medicine located in one of Montana’s most and wild places.
Our Wilderness EMTs learn foundational EMT skills in austere locations, with hazardous environments, and limited resources. Wilderness EMTs are taught to adapt to these challenges with numerous extensive, realistic scenarios and case studies. Upon successful completion of all course requisites, students are eligible for the National Registry EMT and the State of Montana EMT certifications. State Licensing varies from state to state.
Sign up today! Link in profile!
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03/01/2022
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Do something fun this summer!
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Missoula Outdoor Learning Adventures (MOLA) seeks 12+ staff members for the 2022 outdoor season, including group leaders for summer camp, climb & raft guides, an assistant director, and interns. Work outside all day, every day, leading outdoor activities based out of Missoula, Montana. No other local programs do all that they do and go places that they go!
To apply, email [email protected] and attach a cover letter, a current resume, and 3 references, along with a recent photo of yourself.
Please visit their website www.MissoulaOutdoors.com for more info!
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02/21/2022
Emily and manekin Steve had a blast with the semester class today! All students passed their psychomotor exam! Well done!!
02/18/2022
is hiring two instructors for their Bitterroot Wildlife Internship! Link to apply to this and other awesome EPI Yellowstone opportunities can be found on our profile page! If you have any questions, please direct them to Sarah Wood at [email protected]!
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From running rivers to packing stubborn mules, anterior shoulder dislocations are associated with an array of outdoor pursuits.
Our approach to this injury involves a detailed assessment and thoughtful consideration of patient and situation variables. If the decision is made to attempt field reduction, we recommend passive techniques that facilitate fatiguing the involved muscle groups allowing for a relatively spontaneous reduction as opposed to pulling or manipulating the humerus back into position. It’s not that such techniques are wrong, but we’re operating without the benefits of imagery, and our students may very well be performing the procedure for the first time.
Here’s a great post from showing a variation of one of our recommended techniques.
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Check out Dr. Jess Mason talk about the DAVOS technique for shoulder reduction. For more procedure videos like this, check out EM:RAP HD!
Reposted with permission: thanks , y’all are great!
02/03/2022
One of Aerie’s instructors, Kelli Lutz, was recently interviewed by the folks about her experience teaching wilderness medicine! Check out the episode wherever you get your podcasts! Link to the apple podcast app in profile!
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01/31/2022
Attention out-of-hospital providers who operate in resource limited environments (aka wilderness medicine professionals): licensed paramedics, RNs, NPs, PAs, MDs, and DOs who provide care in wilderness, remote, and/or austere environments.
The International Board of Specialty Certifications () is conducting a job task analysis of the wilderness/remote medicine community with the goal of creating a specialty certification for Wilderness Paramedic/Practitioner.
Please consider completing this survey if you provide professional care (this can include volunteer positions) where the natural environment significantly impacts access, care, management, extrication, and transport of your patient.
Survey link in our bio. Please share.
01/12/2022
2022 Wilderness EMT
Condon, Montana
APRIL 18 - MAY 14
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Wedged between the stunning Mission and Swan Mountain ranges, lies the Beck Homestead. Our WEMT Students will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to be engulfed in wilderness medicine located in one of Montana’s most beautiful and wild places.
Our Wilderness EMTs learn foundational EMT skills in austere locations, with hazardous environments, and limited resources. Wilderness EMTs are taught to adapt to these challenges with numerous extensive, realistic scenarios and case studies. Upon successful completion of all course requisites, students are eligible for the National Registry EMT and the State of Montana EMT certifications. State Licensing varies from state to state.
Sign up today! Link below!
https://aeriemedicine.com/register/2945
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Our Story
Aerie instructors John Bleicher, RN, EMT-P, Bill Taylor, RN, CCEMT-P, and David McEvoy, CCEMT-P began teaching wilderness medicine classes in 1995 with Missoula Emergency Services. Dr. Greg Moore served as our Medical Advisor. In 1997, we incorporated as Educational Services, doing business as Aerie School for Backcountry Medicine. We chose the name Aerie because of its connotations of wildness and the unique perspective gained in such a location. In 1995, we taught two wilderness first responder courses in Missoula to the Student Conservation Association. We believed then, as now, that sound medical decisions were based on informed patient assessments and that quality medical education should focus on teaching people how to conduct these assessments. We have always stressed that almost anyone can learn how to perform a particular skill; the difficult matter is making the decision to do it.
From 1995, when Aerie taught 30 students in Missoula, to 2018, when we trained thousands of students throughout the US, Mexico, Central America, Africa and India, we have remained committed to quality. While growth highlights our success, we understand that it is not the most important index. Instead, we regard our student feedback, which is extremely positive, and the increasing number of personal referrals our students and host-agencies give to others, as our most important confirmation. We are a private, for-profit organization that believes in supporting its instructors and the communities where we teach.
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