University of Utah School of Medicine

Welcome to Basic Wilderness Life Support - BWLS. This is a certification course of study on wilderness medicine for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Here are the important subjects you will study in the interesting course.

• • Caring for an Injured Patient
  • How to Treat Wounds
  • Injured and Painful Teeth
  • Biking
  • Climbing
  • Hiking and Backpacking
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Water Sports
  • Lightning
  • Avalanche
  • Flash Floods
  • Heat Illnesses
  • Cold Illnesses