RescueMED

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 Zealand 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

When things go wrong outdoors, confidence comes from preparation. 🌿Our courses put real-world medical skills into real-w...
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

Kerryn & Shaun have been over in Taiwan for the past week sharing their medical knowledge and skills with pivotal medica...
31/01/2026

Kerryn & Shaun have been over in Taiwan for the past week sharing their medical knowledge and skills with pivotal medical and response personal in the country.

Strengthening Taiwans disaster preparedness and response capabilities.

If you are keen to find out more, head over to our page and check out the post shared by AIT

Our mates in the US are running this course. We don’t have any financial interest but just know this will be amazing for...
31/01/2026

Our mates in the US are running this course. We don’t have any financial interest but just know this will be amazing for anyone providing professional medical care in the wilderness...

Edit: this course is sold out! If you'd like to be placed on our waitlist, email david.fifer@redstarmedical.org

You've heard about it. You've read the testimonials. You've seen the reels. Come be a part of it!

https://redstarmedical.org/wmso/

Kerryn & Shaun have been over in Taiwan for the past week sharing their medical knowledge and skills with pivotal medica...
30/01/2026

Kerryn & Shaun have been over in Taiwan for the past week sharing their medical knowledge and skills with pivotal medical and response personal in the country.

Strengthening Taiwans disaster preparedness and response capabilities.

Check out the post below for more info 👇🏼

🌊 Dive into medicine like never before! 🧭 From rocky shores to open water — this is Wilderness Rescue Medicine – Marine:...
22/01/2026

🌊 Dive into medicine like never before! 🧭 From rocky shores to open water — this is Wilderness Rescue Medicine – Marine: where clinical skill meets salty air and serious adventure. 🩺🌏

📆 4–8 October 2026
📍 Fiordland, NZ 🇳🇿

📅 4–8 October 2026 — Fiordland, NZ 🇳🇿 — think coastal cliffs, cold swells, and scenarios that’ll turn theory into legend...
21/01/2026

📅 4–8 October 2026 — Fiordland, NZ 🇳🇿 — think coastal cliffs, cold swells, and scenarios that’ll turn theory into legendary field confidence.

Whether you’re a clinician, medic, or adventure-obsessed medical professional — this is where your skills go pro. 🔥

📍 Hands-on training, epic scenery, and memories that beat caffeine.
💪 Earn skills you’ll brag about (and actually use).
👉 Spaces fill fast — your future self will high-five you.

18/01/2026

WRM - Canyon

23-27 March!

Run, don’t walk 🏃🏼

No paved roads. No instant answers. No margin for complacency.RescueMED training is built for austere, remote environmen...
15/01/2026

No paved roads. No instant answers. No margin for complacency.

RescueMED training is built for austere, remote environments where conditions change fast and support is limited. We prepare you to think critically, adapt on the fly, and deliver care when the setting is as challenging as the patient.

Because real-world medicine doesn’t happen in perfect conditions.

Start off 2026 the right way! WRM - Canyon is running 23-27 March, and there are a few spaces still available! But be qu...
14/01/2026

Start off 2026 the right way!

WRM - Canyon is running 23-27 March, and there are a few spaces still available! But be quick - these do not usually last long!!!

👉🏻 https://rescuemed.com.au/courses/

When help isn’t coming anytime soon, your decisions matter.Our courses focus on medical training in austere environments...
10/01/2026

When help isn’t coming anytime soon, your decisions matter.

Our courses focus on medical training in austere environments—where resources are limited, timelines are unforgiving, and self-reliance is critical.

Train for reality. Operate with confidence.

Some snaps caught at our AWEMS 2025 Intro to Swift Water Rescue Medicine workshop! Watch this space! 😉
29/12/2025

Some snaps caught at our AWEMS 2025 Intro to Swift Water Rescue Medicine workshop!

Watch this space! 😉

Wound management matters 🩹From assessment and cleaning to proper dressing and infection prevention, these skills are ess...
26/12/2025

Wound management matters 🩹

From assessment and cleaning to proper dressing and infection prevention, these skills are essential when caring for patients in remote and austere settings. Hands-on practice helps ensure better outcomes when it counts.

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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 Zealand over the last 17 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 (AWLS) course to Australia for the first time in April 2016. Feel free to contact us to discuss your needs: info@rescuemed.com.au