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The ultimate prep guide for the Wilderness Paramedic Certificate examination!Whether you are preparing for the IBSC WP-C exam, applying to search and rescue teams or advancing your skills in wilderness medicine, this is your essential guide to success. Prepare with confidence for the Wilderness Paramedic (WP-C) exam with this comprehensive study guide designed for paramedics, PAs, nurses and physicians. Aligned to the official exam blueprint this book covers everything you need to succeed: Critical care in wilderness environments Prolonged field care Environmental challenges (altitude, hypothermia, avalanche, caving, diving) Search & command theory Medical emergencies Technical rescue (rope rescue, helicopter operations, and decision-making) Includes a full-length practice test!

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Dr Corrick WP-C studied medicine at the University of Oxford. She is the Medical Officer for Assynt Mountain Rescue Team and works as a Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine Physician in the Outer Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland. She also runs the doctoral program for the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM). Her doctorate is in paediatric rational prescribing. Dr Mallinson WP-C studied paramedicine at the University of Hertfordshire and Medicine at the University of Warwick. He is a Senior Lecturer with the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) and works as a Prehospital EMS Physician. He has also been a mountain rescue doctor for three teams across the United Kingdom. He lives and works in the Highlands of Scotland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and hold the FAWM Fellowship in wilderness medicine.

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