Essentials of Wilderness Survival by Dr. Kermit Huebner

Activities in the wilderness deserve healthy respect and knowledge of survival fundamentals to thrive amid unanticipated complications.  This session will review basic survival skills and recommendations for climate-specific survival kits.

Dr. Kermit Huebner is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine with the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Integrated Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He serves as the Director of Prehospital and Operational Emergency Medicine and is a West Virginia Army National Guard flight physician.  Dr. Huebner has served in multiple military deployments as a medical staff officer, provided combat casualty care at the point of injury, battalion aid station, medical company, and Combat Support Hospital, and led various global health engagements outside the continental United States.