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Independent Duty Medic

A program for professionals providing medical care in remote and austere environments.

Modern industrial, occupational, search and rescue, and humanitarian missions call for knowledgeable and skilled medical personnel to provide optimal care in potentially suboptimal conditions.  Whether you work on an oil rig, a research vessel, a USAR team, a correctional facility, or as part of a humanitarian response team, you will be called upon to provide care in relatively unsupervised environments.  You will be required to be primary care provider, a public health specialist, a safety guru, and an emergency responder.  You may be working without the benefit of communication with a physician to direct and guide you.  Are you ready?

Providing “care in the streets” as an EMS provider is vastly different from the role you play in the occupational setting.  You will be responsible not only for the initial care but often the complete care of individuals who have routine health care needs and complaints.  You will be  responsible for complex skills that fall outside of routine prehospital care.  You need education and experience beyond standard prehospital training.

Recognizing the unique needs of remote and austere settings, CDS Outdoor School Inc, and Emergency Medical Resource Consulting International developed the Independent Duty Medic (IDM) and Advanced Independent Duty Medic (AIDM) curricula.  The goal is simple:  To produce well-trained clinicians capable of providing excellent care in minimally supervised settings.

    

The Independent Duty Medic course is targeted to the EMT, paramedic, or nurse providing care in a well-equipped and well-stocked medical clinic with minimal oversight with relatively easy access to a medical advisor and medical evacuation.

 

Course content includes:

-Advanced clinical assessment skills

-Common disease processes

-Advanced airway management including intubation

-Wound care including suturing, stapling, and skin adhesives

-Splinting

-Assessment and management of infectious diseases

-Rhythm strip interpretation

-Intravenous therapy

-Trauma assessment and management

-Emergency Incident Rehabilitation

-Dive and altitude emergencies

-The role of the safety officer

-Food handling and sanitation

-Dental disease

-Rescue and patient packaging

-Optional clinical experience

And much more!

 

 

Prerequisite:

Minimum certification of EMT

Paramedic certification recommended

 

The Advanced Independent Duty Medic course is targeted to the paramedic or nurse providing care in a well-equipped, well-stocked medical clinic with minimal oversight who may be called upon to perform highly advanced skills with little or no access to a medical advisor or rapid medical evacuation.

 

Course content includes:

 

-Central venous access

-Chest decompression with chest tube placement and management

-Administration of blood products

-Complex wound management

-Surgical airway management

-Amputation

-Advanced rescue skills

-Survival skills

 

And much more.

 

Prerequisites:

Completion of IDM course

Certification as a paramedic or nurse