Wilderness Emergency Management, CSC

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Plan Code 221-146-20, CIP Code 51.0904

Program Head: Kayla Cahoon, kcahoon@mgcc.edu(540) 863-2832

Program Description: The Wilderness Emergency Management Career Studies Certificate trains students to manage emergency situations in remote locations. Graduates will be confident in navigating all types of natural terrain, stabilizing and extracting patients, and providing pre-hospital emergency medical care in arduous environments where traditional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers are unavailable or significantly delayed in arrival on the scene of an accident.

Minimum Credit Hours: 29

Fall Semester

FOR 105 - Forest and Wildlife Ecology Credits: 4
FOR 115 - Dendrology Credits: 4
FOR 102 - Forest Protection Credits: 3
FOR 227 - Timber Harvesting Credits: 4

Spring Semester

FOR 205 - Forest Mapping Credits: 3
RPK 160 - Wilderness First Aid Credits: 2
EMS 100 - CPR for Healthcare Providers Credits: 1
EMS 112 - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic I Credits: 4
EMS 113 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic II Credits: 3
EMS 120 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Clinical Credits: 1