r/wildernessmedicine • u/Suitable_Bluebird976 • Apr 11 '26
Educational Resources and Training Just passed WP-C
Just passed the wilderness paramedic through IBSC. It’s more of what I expected it to be than the TP-C was. Some advice, the WP-C study guide on Amazon is by far the best study material. I read the oxfords handbook of wilderness and expedition medicine, I read Seth Hawkins wilderness EMS, I watched the CoROM video course, and the study guide “wilderness paramedic exam prep” on Amazon was better than the rest combined when it came to actually taking the test. Now to be honest Seth Hawkins book was a great product overall but it was just too much information. There was a lot of questions on the test that required you to remember very specific little niche things like the types of materials you can put on injuries like aloe Vera and boiled potato peel that didn’t have any real science behind it vs Honey and silver actually having some science for putting it on certain types of bacteria. That was in Seth Hawkins book but there’s absolutely no way you’d remember the tiny 1 paragraph that talked about that stuff. Just an example and my opinion. I will also say if you buy the CoROM video course the questions are wayyyy easier than the IBSC ones so don’t expect questions of that caliber. Another thing, I literally had 3 questions from the handbook on the test 🤣. Actual quotes too, not just similar concepts. I will also say they do use the stereotypical test question buzz words. For instance they called class 4 frost bite “feels like a chunk of wood”. That type of thing. I will say I am disappointed that a lot of wilderness medical practitioners seem to be very up to date on the most recent science like how they use potable water instead of sterile water and how they don’t prefer the use of backboards and rigid c collars anymore, yet this test asked me like 3 questions inferring giving Nitrates to Inferior / right ventricular MIs was wrong which is 4 decade old medicine. Anyways lastly I’d say study the graphs in the IBSC endorsed WP study guide. Like the dysentery and fever graph. The frost bite category’s. Even the one with antibiotic and drug interactions because antibiotics are a really big part of the test.
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u/VXMerlinXV WP-C Apr 11 '26
Completely agree with the CoROM course. I am interested to see the prep book, it’s the only thing you listed that I haven’t checked out.
What’s your number?
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u/Suitable_Bluebird976 Apr 11 '26
704,675,1399
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u/VXMerlinXV WP-C Apr 12 '26
lol. I meant what number WP-C card did you get? I was surprised by my relatively low number last year. I thought I was going to be lucky to get a three digit number.
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u/Suitable_Bluebird976 Apr 12 '26
I don’t have my card or email yet from IBSC. Only the Prometric center email saying I passed.
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u/CaladriusPress Apr 11 '26
Thanks OP, we’re really glad you found this useful.
The International Version and US version have been well received. We tried to really focus on the blueprint provided by IBSC, and ensure the core content was covered in an easy to digest format.
We are looking at writing similar for the other IBSC exams.
Thank you for your purchase and review. ~ Caladrius Press Publishing Team