RescueMed

RescueMED provides consultancy, training and response medical services in austere environments and wilderness areas in Australia and New Zealand.

We Are RescueMed

Up for a wild ride? Dive into real-world scenarios that test your skills and confidence. Discover the rugged complexities of wilderness, remote & austere environment medicine across New Zealand, Australia and further afar!

Engage in top-tier, cutting-edge medical training, utilise your skills as a medical professional, and transfer this knowledge to wilderness areas across the world.

We are the team behind RescueMed

For us, this is much more than just our work, it is ensuring the best remote and austere medical training is shared, learnt and explored. Where we continually grow, to develop the most relevant and up to date medical techniques for you!

We put forward informed, leading, expert, wilderness medicine specialist instructors who are on the frontline immersed in this skill each and every day. Ones who walk their own talk and practice what they preach!

Training

RescueMED provides professional development for doctors, nurses, and paramedics who want to enhance their skills in remote or wilderness environments. 

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Consulting

RescueMED offers customised consultancy services. We have a track record of providing services to Monash University for their  Graduate Diploma of Emergency Health (Aeromedical and Retrieval) program. 

Contact us to discuss your needs and find the best solution together!

Response

RescueMED is enhancing our response capacity to provide specialized first aid services in remote or austere environments. If you require first aid support in a wilderness setting, RescueMed is eager to explore the possibilities with you.

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Training Dates

Most RescueMed courses are held at least once a year.
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Welcome to RescueMED

RescueMED provides consultancy, training and response medical services in austere environments and wilderness areas in Australia and New Zealand.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine

13–17 or 19–23 May, 2025

Bay of Fires, Tasmania

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Marine

30 July–3 August 2025

5 days training in marine rescue and emergency responses

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Canyon

14–18 October 2024

5 days training in canyon rescue and emergency responses

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — High Country

20–23 November 2024

4 days training in high country rescue and emergency responses

Wilderness Life Support : Medical Professional (WLS:MP)

2–5 December 2024

Mt Buller, Victoria

About RescueMed

RescueMED, founded and operated by Kerryn Wratt, a Critical Care Flight Paramedic and remote area practitioner, delivers high-quality medical care services in remote, wilderness, and austere environments.

Our services include provision of the Wilderness Life Support: Medical Professional courses internationally and developing the new Wilderness Rescue Medicine Course right here in Australasia.

Kerryn Wratt brings extensive experience in providing medical care in remote and wilderness settings. With over 21 years of work in ground and air ambulance services in Australia and New Zealand, Kerryn has a special interest in formal medical response systems for austere environments. In 2020, he completed his Fellowship of Wilderness Medicine and received the Warren D Bowman Award from the Wilderness Medicine Society in 2021. Currently, Kerryn serves as the founding President of the Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society.

Kerryn is fortunate to work closely with a highly skilled team to provide an exceptional learning experience for medical and outdoor professionals seeking to push their boundaries into the wilderness! If there is something we can do for you please don’t hesitate to ask!

AdventureMed

RescueMED brings the internationally renowned Wilderness Life Support: Medical Professional course to Australia.

Feel free to contact us to discuss your needs.

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