Melina Coogan is a freelance writer and photographer, author of the blog The Wilder Coast, and a recent graduate of Remote Medical International’s Wilderness First Responder program. On day eight…
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The Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial (SFM) was established in 1985 to promote safety in the local fishing fleets and provide emotional and financial support to surviving family members of fishermen lost…
This morning I opened my email to find the following letter from one of our recent Wilderness First Responder students. I’ll let the letter speak for itself: Dear Director and…
What would you do if you had thirty minutes, Hurst Jaws-of-Life Power Tools, a Volvo sedan and a crowd? …the obvious answer for us was to cut the car in…
WWU alums, Andrew Cull and Christine Avakian, lead the way for Remote Medical International.The idea for Remote Medical International started in Andrew Cull’s notebook during Organic Chemistry class at Western…
Remote Medical International made number eight in the Seattle Met’s list of the 20 best places to work (and play) in Seattle. We are honored by the recognition and I…
Maritime travel requires a unique set of considerations. Not only do you have to be prepared for a medical emergency, but you must also have confidence that every system of…
Students gather for an outdoor lecture during the January Wilderness First Responder Course.We’ve scheduled two more Wilderness First Responder (WFR) courses for 2011! Our decision to continue hosting courses at the…
Remote Medical International is teaming up with EarthCorps this January to offer a Wilderness First Responder course from January 5th-14th. Since 1993 EarthCorps has been bringing young people from around…
Medical emergencies don’t wait for better weather, so neither do we. All of our courses, from the WFA to the RMAP, include a significant hands-on component and we go outside…
