The Student Paramedic Podcast

S4 Ep13: What is an Expedition Paramedic? w/ Sam Woodcock

The Student Paramedic Podcast

Show Notes

Sam is a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedic with a passion for adventure. He has been involved in expeditions and adventures across the world in the role of a paramedic.

This week we have a chat about his experiences, what it means to be a paramedic on a expeditions, some of the various clinical challenges and how to navigate scope of practice etc.

Examples of courses:

https://www.r2rinternational.com/

https://wms.org/

https://worldextrememedicine.com/world-extreme-medicine-conference/?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrfymBhCTARIsADXTabmfxg1xV9wteIa2XPJZhvb2WpYFaxWmBy_PsRxGhOUuurqQyaorF9MaAqmyEALw_wcB

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