EMS: Wound Care Essentials Course I Field Care Training

Mobile Integrated Healthcare–Community Paramedicine

Certification validates your expertise and positions you as a key asset within MIH-CP and community paramedicine programs. This course equips you to recognize, stabilize, and manage wounds effectively in both field and home settings. Improve patient comfort, prevent complications, and promote faster, safer healing.

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Flexible Finance Options

24/7 Online Access

6-month Course Access

Expert-Narrated Videos

Practical, Real-World Learning

Digital Study Guides

Nationally Recognized

Knowledge Checks

Final Course Test

Essentials Part 1: Core Principles of Wound Management

This entry-level course gives Community Paramedicine professionals the fundamentals of wound care in the field. Learn how to assess, document, and manage common wounds while understanding how factors like diabetes, vascular disease, and immobility affect healing. Build practical skills to recognize and stabilize pressure injuries, skin tears, and lower-extremity wounds.

Course Details

Skin Anatomy & Physiology
Skin Assessment
Skin Conditions, Lesions, Diseases
Loss of Skin Integrity
Skin Tears
Wound Assessment
Pressure Injuries
Tissue Load Management
Lower Extremity Wounds
Diabetic Wounds
Final Section Test

Essentials Part 2: Practice Healing and Clinical Management

This course builds on foundational wound care principles to prepare Community Paramedicine professionals for managing complex wounds in the field. Learn practical strategies for infection control, wound bed preparation, dressing selection, and safe debridement within scope of practice. Gain insight into nutrition, systemic factors, and evidence-based practices that improve healing, ensure continuity of care, and strengthen patient outcomes.

Course Details

Path to Wound Healing
Nutrition Strategies & Wound Healing
Acute Wounds: Burns, Surgical, Traumatic
Atypical Wounds
Wound Infection
Wound Bed Preparation: Principles & Debridement Methods
Comprehensive Guide to Wound Dressings
Adjunctive Therapy
Final Section Test

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Improved Patient Outcomes from Day One

“Before taking EMS Wound Care Essentials, I didn’t realize how much early wound assessment could influence healing outcomes. Now I can quickly identify wound types, recognize infection risks, and communicate more effectively with receiving teams. Since applying these skills, I’ve seen noticeable improvements in patient comfort and continuity of care."

— Sarah M., Paramedic

Bridging the Prehospital and Clinical Care

“EMS Wound Care Essentials filled a huge knowledge gap for our team. We now recognize subtle signs of compromised skin integrity and can apply the right interventions before transport. The training not only elevated our care standards but also improved collaboration with hospital staff, leading to better patient outcomes overall.”

— Greg K., EMS Supervisor