RescueMED

Home
Australia
Omeo, VIC
RescueMED

RescueMED provides high quality medical services in wilderness environments including consultancy, training & response.

Bringing Wilderness Rescue Medicine & WLS:MP (formerly AWLS) to Australia, New Zealand and beyond since 2016. RescueMED was founded and is operated by Kerryn Wratt, a current intensive care paramedic and remote area practitioner. Kerryn has a wide base of experience in the provision of medical care in remote and wilderness environments having worked for Ambulance Services in Australia and New Zeal

and over the last 15 years. In 2012, Kerryn received a scholarship from the Emergency Services Foundation to undertake a study tour of North America to investigate services that provided medical care in wilderness environments. This report can be accessed here:

http://www.esf.com.au/documents/reports/kerryn_wratt_2012.pdf

RescueMED brought the internationally renowned Advanced Wilderness Life Support course to Australia for the first time in April 2016. Feel free to contact us to discuss your needs: kerryn@rescuemed.com.au

13/05/2026

Turns out “remote medicine training” is a lot less sitting in classrooms… and a lot more carrying stretchers, cold hands, physical scenarios and questionable weather choices 🌧️⛰️

Hard work? Absolutely.
Worth it? Every single time.

12/05/2026

Where medicine meets expedition. 🌊🚁

Our Wilderness Rescue Medicine - Marine course drops participants into remote Fiordland environments, building the skills, confidence and decision-making needed when help is hours - or days - away.

Hands-on training. Real-world scenarios. Wild places. 🌧️⛰️

Join us this October! Spaces are limited!

10/05/2026

So… have you watched Apex yet? 👀

Now, while we can’t promise a Hollywood-level thriller through actual Apex country in the Blue Mountains like in the film:

Think:
🧗 Abseiling down epic rock faces
💦 Swimming through fresh mountain waterways
🌿 Exploring canyons
🩺 Learning real-world wilderness medicine + rescue skills
📚 Gaining valuable CPD hours in immersive environment training
🎬 All while channeling your inner Sasha

Basically, it’s like starring in your own survival thriller… except with expert medical and rope instructors, good vibes, and a significantly higher survival rate.

Netflix made the Blue Mountains look wild.
We’ll take you straight into it.
Main character energy is mandatory. 🎥🔥

Ready to trade your couch for canyon walls this October?

06/05/2026

Training for the moments that matter most ⛰️🚁

RescueMED delivers world-class wilderness, remote & austere medicine education designed for real-world environments and high-pressure situations.

It’s the faces behind RescueMED that bring the knowledge, expertise and personality, and we sure do have some rad humans here!

19/04/2026

RescueMED: Expert training at the edge of medicine.

Right where you want to be, come and join us! We promise you won’t regret it!

rescuemed.com.au | rescuemed.co.nz

16/04/2026

Swap the clinic for the wild!

Real scenarios. Raw conditions. Next level clinical thinking.

This isn’t just CPD - it’s medicine without limits!

WRM-Marine spots are limited, are you in?

RescueMED.com.au | rescuemed.co.nz

12/04/2026

Trade your resus bay for roaring waters and remote wilderness.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine - Marine. A five-day, fully immersive medical training experience set deep in the raw, untamed beauty of Fiordland, New Zealand. 🌊⛰️

This is not simulation. This is medicine in motion.
Designed exclusively for medical professionals, this course places you aboard the vessel MV Flightless alongside in one of the most isolated marine environments in NZ - where your clinical judgement, adaptability, and leadership are pushed to the edge.

💡 What you’ll gain:
• Advanced wilderness emergency medicine skills
• Real-world, scenario-based training in austere environments
• Confidence managing patients when evacuation is hours or days away
• CPD-accredited training recognised across major medical colleges

📍 Location: Fiordland, New Zealand (Tamatea / Dusky Sound)

📅 Dates: 12–16 October 2026

💲 Investment: $6,900 NZD (includes accommodation, meals & helicopter transfers)

This is more than a course. Spots are limited. The wilderness doesn’t wait - and neither should you.

26/03/2026

Yesterday was day 3: where the canyons were dry… but the pressure ramped up 💥

The team stepped into the dry canyon environment, putting rope skills, problem-solving, and medical response to the test. This is the point where comfort gets left behind - no fully stocked kit, no easy medical support - just your training, your team, and whatever you carried in.

Out here, you don’t rise to the occasion… you fall back on your preparation. Limited gear. Real scenarios. Critical thinking under pressure. Because the best way to learn? Train where it matters.

Today we add water to the equation 🌊
Wet canyon. New challenges. More scenarios. Higher stakes.

WildernessResponse TrainHard StaySharp RealWorldTraining Teamwork AdaptAndOvercome

24/03/2026

Day 1 and 2 have kicked off in the Blue Mountains with for Wilderness Rescue Medicine - Canyon!

Two demanding days spent sharpening techniques on flat land and steep cliff lines, setting the stage before the team fully immerse themselves in the terrain - navigating cascades, narrow passages, and water while applying both medical and technical rescue skills in true canyon environments.

The integration of medicine with rope access and rescue systems is critical through WRM-Canyon - every intervention influenced by access, exposure, and extraction challenges. In these settings, sound clinical judgement matters just as much as technical precision.

The team will jump into day 3 (literally), as we head to the canyons and refine our austere medical knowledge and roping technique’s tomorrow!

RemoteRescue

06/03/2026

👉🏻 Wilderness Rescue Medicine - Marine
🗓️ 12-16 October
🌏 Fiordland NZ

🔗 rescuemed.co.nz | rescuemed.com.au

01/02/2026

When things go wrong outdoors, confidence comes from preparation. 🌿

Our courses put real-world medical skills into real-world environments-so you’re ready when it counts.

Train with RescueMed and learn to manage emergencies where help isn’t always close.

🔗 rescuemed.com.au

Address

Omeo, VIC
3898

Telephone

+64272869181

Website

http://rescuemed.com.au/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when RescueMED posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to RescueMED:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Omeo?