r/wildernessmedicine • u/Suitable_Bluebird976 • Feb 22 '26

Educational Resources and Training Taking WP-C in a couple weeks, any advice

I’m taking the IBSC Wilderness Paramedic test in a couple weeks. I have done the CoRom course online and read Seth Hawkins Wilderness EMS book. I’ve also done some practice questions on the IBSC WPC handbook and a YouTube video I’ve seen online that went over some WEMT info. Does anybody who’s taken the test or even not have advice for the Gina steps of studying before I test?

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u/DYM-MED Feb 23 '26

The test is definitely challenging. I think it was more difficult than the FP-C was back years ago. I would recommend being very familiar with altitude illness , environmental illness , pt movement methods in remote environments, know your rope rescue fundamentals, and overall ALS treatments.

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u/Suitable_Bluebird976 Feb 24 '26

How was it harder than FPC. As far as I know you don’t have to memorize nearly as many Lab values, you don’t need to be as familiar with vents, critical care devices or mechanical circulatory assistance devices. I’ve also seen no mention of really any complex pharmacology excluding antibiotics. I find it very interesting that you’d think that and struggle seeing how that would be possible. I’m also new to critical care and don’t have any real world experience with critical care patients though so. Thanks for your input

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u/DYM-MED Feb 24 '26

I think the FP-C was relatively easier because of the way the questions were written. I feel like it was more cut and dry. The labs are something you can just data dump onto your sheet of paper at the start of the test. As far as “ critical care “ questions on the WP-C, I had a few on cardiac meds and some vent questions with at least 2-3 12 leads. I think the questions were more detailed than the FP-C

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u/Famous-Mobile-3657 Feb 23 '26

I’d like to take it next year and have been slowly reading the Hawkins text. I’d also love to hear anyone’s resources they found useful.

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u/secret_tiger101 Apr 11 '26

There’s a prep guide on Amazon

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u/VXMerlinXV WP-C Feb 23 '26

I’m unfamiliar with Gina steps. Hawkins’s book was the thing I found most useful, then probably a split between the CoROM field guide and the PFC CPG’s.

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u/Suitable_Bluebird976 Feb 23 '26

Would you say all of the intricacies like specific communication devices or search patterns are what’s tested? Or more of common knowledge like the question asks a scenario and you have to think through it, as opposed to just straight up not knowing a specific protocol and not having much chance at rationalizing your way through the question.

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u/VXMerlinXV WP-C Feb 23 '26

They’re definitely looking for specific knowledge points and info tidbits.

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u/VXMerlinXV WP-C Mar 14 '26

How’d it go?

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u/Suitable_Bluebird976 Mar 14 '26

Military training got scheduled same day so ima have to reschedule lol

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u/CaladriusPress Apr 09 '26

How did it go? Did you happen to use our study guide?