In an emergency, skills make the difference.
When you know how to care for yourself and your community,
You're not a victim, you're a HERO.
- Manage acute wounds and trauma, as well as long-term wound and trauma care
- Work with chronic illnesses through an emergency situation
- Plan for and manage situations where conventional medical care is not available, from children to elders, and including supporting those with complicated conditions
- Plan effectively for the nutritional needs of your community
- Manage infectious disease in austere conditions
- Emergency birth care
- Making a plan for pets and livestock
Don't guess you're ready.
KNOW you are.
This course includes 44 hours of video presentations.
Tuition is $440 - that's just $10 per hour of instruction!
- Lifetime access - so you can review the content as many times as you like, forever!
- Printable PDF materials - if you like to follow along on paper
- Downloadable MP3 files - so you can review the content while you commute, workout, garden, ... anytime!
- Direct access to Katja and Ryn - we're always just a click away: you can ask any questions in the integrated discussion forum, and we're committed to personally answering your questions within 24 hours
- Weekly live Q&A sessions - to ask your questions directly, live and in person!
- No-risk money back guarantee - no questions asked!
Get the skills you need to help others confidently!

An Asset
Course curriculum
From burns and broken bones to a long-term post-disaster community care scenario, this course prepares you to work effectively in an austere environment.
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1
Introduction (11:43)
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Introduction
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How to use this course
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How to use this platform
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Changes at FEMA
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2
Bandaging (161:34)
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Practice makes confidence
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Bandaging [video]
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Bandaging [slides]
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Assessing & Managing A Sprained Ankle; Basket Weave & Heel Lock Taping Techniques
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Cravat illustrations
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How to get really good at bandaging
FREE PREVIEW -
Practice makes confidence
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3
Splinting (109:30)
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Splinting [video]
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Splinting [slides]
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Traction splint discussion
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Wounds 1 (120:54)
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Wounds 1 [video]
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Wounds 1 [slides]
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Wounds 2 (131:27)
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Wounds 2 [video]
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Wounds 2 [slides]
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Dressing A Burn [video]
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a new wound video on the way...
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First Aid Kits (99:26)
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First Aid Kits
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First Aid Kit Contents - Sam Coffman
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First Aid Kits - CommonWealth Herbs
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Creating and Using your own Herbal First Aid Kit
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 1 (128:54)
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 1 [video]
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 1 [slides]
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Addressing Chronic Illness
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 2 (95:14)
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 2 [video]
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Chronic Illness: Ideal Conditions 2 [slides]
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Resource links
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Chronic Illness: Real-World Conditions (145:40)
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Chronic Illness: Real-World Conditions [video]
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Chronic Illness: Real-World Conditions [slides]
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Pharmaceutical research sites
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Pain Management (134:27)
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Pain Management [video]
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Pain Management [slides]
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Pain references
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 1 (115:55)
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 1 [video]
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 1 [slides]
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 2 (111:29)
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 2 [video]
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Trauma, Emotional Support, & Emergency Psychiatric Care 2 [slides]
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Infectious Disease (142:22)
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Infectious Disease [video]
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Infectious Disease [slides]
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History of Medicine in the US, and more
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14
Tropical & Subtropical Diseases (95:48)
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Introducing Sam Coffman
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Tropical & Subtropical Diseases [video]
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Ideals (102:28)
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Ideals [video]
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Ideals [slides]
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Nutrition Resources
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Implementation (122:52)
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Implementation [video]
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Post-Disaster Nutrition: Implementation [slides]
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Emergency Birth 1 (113:11)
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Introducing Katia LeMone
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Emergency Birth 1 [video]
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Emergency Birth 2 (108:55)
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Emergency Birth 2 [video]
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 1 (100:07)
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 1 [video]
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 1 [slides]
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Children's Health resources
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 2 (81:40)
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 2 [video]
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Post-Disaster Children's Health 2 [slides]
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Children's Health resources, part 2
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 1 (79:35)
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 1 [video]
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 1 [slides]
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 2 (113:03)
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 2 [video]
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Post-Disaster Elder's Health 2 [slides]
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Elders' Health resources
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Pets & Livestock (67:27)
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Pets & Livestock [video]
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Pets & Livestock [slides]
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Environmental Issues In Cold Climates (118:27)
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Environmental Issues In Cold Climates [video]
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Environmental Issues In Cold Climates [slides]
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Respiratory Considerations with Fires and Floods
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Environmental Issues In Hot Climates (88:09)
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Introducing Sam Coffman
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Environmental Issues In Hot Climates [video]
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Environmental Issues In Hot Climates [slides]
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Slow Sand Water Filtration
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First Aid Kits
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Infections, Bugs, & Parasites (92:20)
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Introducing Sam Coffman
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Infections, Bugs, & Parasites [video]
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Infections, Bugs, & Parasites [slides]
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More information on Lyme
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Putting It All Together (65:17)
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Putting It All Together [video]
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Putting It All Together [slides]
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Be ready to help.
I'm ready to:
- Prepare myself for whatever emergencies arise
- Feel confident in my skills to help others
- Serve my community in a greater way
- Expand my abilities as a care provider

Well-equipped
Katja's teaching style rocks! She's loaded with tons of valuable information and I totally appreciate the way she presents it. I love her graceful wit as she shows you how to save the world, and keep yourself and everyone around you together as you do.