Name
Broken and Alone: Wilderness Trauma Essentials
Date & Time
Wednesday, February 3, 2027, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speakers
Description
This session provides a practical, evidence-informed approach to trauma assessment and stabilization in remote or resource-limited environments. Participants will learn to rapidly identify life-threatening injuries, manage common traumatic presentations with limited equipment, and adapt standard trauma principles to wilderness and austere settings. The session emphasizes improvisation, environmental considerations, and decision-making when definitive care may be hours away. Realistic field scenarios and case-based discussion will help learners build confidence in managing fractures, dislocations, soft-tissue injuries, and multi-system trauma when “you are the only help for miles.”
Location Name
Meeting Suite 1/2
Full Address
Resch Expo
840 Armed Forces Dr
Ashwaubenon, WI 54304
United States
840 Armed Forces Dr
Ashwaubenon, WI 54304
United States
Session Type
Lecture
CAPCE Topic Area
Trauma
CAPCE Category
Trauma
Number of CE Credits
1
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, the participants will be able to:
1. Identify priority traumatic injuries requiring immediate intervention
2. Apply field-appropriate stabilization techniques for fractures, dislocations, and soft-tissue injuries
3. Make evacuation decisions based on injury severity, environment, and available resources.
1. Identify priority traumatic injuries requiring immediate intervention
2. Apply field-appropriate stabilization techniques for fractures, dislocations, and soft-tissue injuries
3. Make evacuation decisions based on injury severity, environment, and available resources.