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Wilderness Paramedic Exam Preparation (WP-C)

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Designation Infection Control Officer Exam Preparation (DICO-C)

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Maternal Fetal Transport Microcredential (MFT)

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  • All exam candidates should register at least two weeks prior to anticipated test date. Testing appointments are not scheduled at the time of registration, but are scheduled after you have applied and paid for the exam.
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Review Content Outline

IBSC recommends that you become familiar with the topics on the exam by reviewing the exam content outline.

FP-C® Study Recommendations

  • Critical Care Transport (3rd edition) by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and UMBC. (2022) IBSN: 978-1284263084
  • Air and Surface Patient Transport: Principles & Practice (6th edition) (2024). IBSN: 978-0323401104
  • Patient Transport: Medical Critical Care (1st edition) (2025) IBSN: 978-0443106002
  • The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, (6th edition) (2022). IBSN: 978-1975190682
  • 12th edition CAMTS accreditation standards. CAMTS guidelines available at https://www.camts.org/standards.
  • PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support (10th edition) National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. (2023) IBSN: 978-1284299144
  • HEMS Helicopter Essentials Aircrew Survival Manual by Chris Sharpe (2020)
  • Human Factors in Air Transport: Understanding Behavior and Performance in Aviation by Erik Seedhouse, Anthony Brickhouse, et al (2020) IBSN: 978-3030138486
  • AMLS: Advanced Medical Life Support (4th edition). National Association of Emergency Medical Technician. Jones and Bartlett. (2024) IBSN: 978-1284295542
  • Standards for Critical Care and Specialty Transport. Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association. Editors Denise Treadwell, Joseph P. Santiago. (2019) IBSN: 978-0996653282
  • Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: A Quick Reference for Transport Teams. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport
  • Medicine, Editors Keith Meyer, MD, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, MD, and Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD (2019) IBSN: 978-1581108392

CCP-C® Study Recommendations

  • Critical Care Transport (3rd edition) by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and UMBC. (2022) IBSN: 978-1284263084
  • Air and Surface Patient Transport: Principles & Practice (6th edition) (2024). IBSN: 978-0323401104
  • Patient Transport: Medical Critical Care (1st edition) (2025) IBSN: 978-0443106002
  • The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, (6th edition) (2022). IBSN: 978-1975190682
  • 12th edition CAMTS accreditation standards. CAMTS guidelines available at https://www.camts.org/standards.
  • PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support (10th edition) National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. (2023) IBSN: 978-1284299144
  • HEMS Helicopter Essentials Aircrew Survival Manual by Chris Sharpe (2020)
  • Human Factors in Air Transport: Understanding Behavior and Performance in Aviation by Erik Seedhouse, Anthony Brickhouse, et al (2020) IBSN: 978-3030138486
  • AMLS: Advanced Medical Life Support (4th edition). National Association of Emergency Medical Technician. Jones and Bartlett. (2024) IBSN: 978-1284295542
  • Standards for Critical Care and Specialty Transport. Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association. Editors Denise Treadwell, Joseph P. Santiago. (2019) IBSN: 978-0996653282
  • Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: A Quick Reference for Transport Teams. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine, Editors Keith Meyer, MD, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, MD, and Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD (2019) IBSN: 978-1581108392

CP-C® Study Recommendations

  • Community Health Paramedicine, (1st edition) by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Jones & Bartlett Learning (2017) IBSN: 978-1284040968
  • AMLS: Advanced Medical Life Support (4th edition). National Association of Emergency Medical Technician. Jones and Bartlett. (2024) IBSN: 978-1284295542
  • Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (13th edition) by Lynn Bickley, Peter Szilagyi, et al. Wolters Kluwer (2023) IBSN: 978-1496398178
  • Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations (8th edition) by Mary A. Nies PhD RN FAAN FAAHB and Melanie McEwen PhD RN. Elsevier (2023) IBSN: 978-0323528948
  • Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice (4th edition) by Rosanna Demarco and Judith Healey-Walsh, Wolters Kluwer (2023) IBSN: 978-1975111694
  • Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (3rd edition). National Association of Emergency Medical Technician. Jones and Bartlett (2023). IBSN: 978-1284290851

TP-C® and TR-C® Study Recommendations

DICO-C Study Recommendations

WP-C® Study Recommendations

  • Wilderness EMS, Hawkins (Editor) ISBN: ???978-1496349453
  • Mountain Emergency Medicine (1st edition) Hermann Brugger, Ken Zafren, Luigi Festi, Peter Paal, Giacomo Strapazzon ISBN: 978-8821447334
  • The WMS Clinical Practice Guidelines https://www.wemjournal.org/content/collection_practice_guidelines
  • Joint Trauma Registry (JTS) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) https://jts.health.mil/index.cfm/PI_CPGs/cpgs
  • CMC Rope Rescue Technician Field Guide (6th edition) James Frank (2021) ISBN:??? 978-1792354809
  • CMC Confined Space Rescue Technician (2nd edition) (2012) ASIN: B00IA1134I
  • Helicopter Rescue Techniques: A Training Handbook for Rescue Practitioners, Thomas ISBN: 978-1976342530
  • Summaries of the Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines https://wms.org/magazine/1191/WMS_Clinical_Practice_Guidelines
  • NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TECHNICAL RESCUE HANDBOOK, Eleventh Edition. August 2014. Published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/national-park-service-technical-rescue-manual-pdf
  • Working with the Media in Search and Rescue, Shimanski (2008), Charley Shimanski, Mountain Rescue Association
  • Search and Rescue for Outdoor Leaders, Shimanski (2008), Charley Shimanski, Mountain Rescue Association
  • CoROM Remote and Austere Medicine Field Guide for Practitioners. ISBN: 978-9995791308
  • NIMS ICS https://training.fema.gov/nims
  • On Call: A Complete Reference for Cave Rescue, Publisher: ??? National Speleological Society; (2001) ISBN: 978-1879961166

MFT Microcredential Study Recommendations

  • Woolcock, M. (2018). Pre-Obstetric Emergency Training. Advanced Life Support Group. Wiley-Blackwell, IBSN: 978-1-119-34838-2
  • Foley, M. R., Strong, T. H., & Garite, T. J. (2025). Obstetric Intensive Care Manual, (5th ed.). McGraw Hill/Medical. Fifth Edition, ISBN 13: 978-1-259-86175-8
  • Troiano, N., Baird, S. M., & Cypher, R. (2025). AWHONN's High Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams &apm; Wilkins. ISBN 13: 978-1-975-24136-0
  • Baldisseri, M. R., & Plante, L. A. (2018). Fundamental Critical Care Support: Obstetrics. Society of Critical Care Medicine. ISBN 13: 9781620750568
  • Swearingen, C. F. (2020). Swearingen's Resource and Study Guide for Critical Care Transport Clinicians (5th ed.). Independently Published. ISBN-13: ???979-8625213127
  • Wolfe, A. C., Santiago, J., Frakes, M., & Farmer, S. (2022). Critical Care Transport Core Curriculum (2nd ed.). Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association.
  • AAOS, ACEP, & UMBC (2022). Critical Care Transport Core Curriculum (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. IBSN 13: 978-1284040999
  • Weiner, G. M., Zaichkin, J., (2021). Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation (8th ed.). American Academy of Pediatrics. IBSN 13: 978-1-61002-524-9
  • AWHONN. (2019). Standards for professional nursing practice in the care of women and newborns (8th ed.) 10.1016/j.jogn.2023.09.004
  • Kilpatrick, S. J., Papile, L., Macones, G.A., (2017). Guidelines for Perinatal Care. American Academy of Pediatrics. ISBN 978-1-61002-087-9


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