State and local protocols will determine what techniques and skills can and cannot be performed by EMS professionals (career and volunteer) for their level of training by a state agency (Public Health Department/Medical Board/EMS Department) that oversee standards and provides certification and/or licensing.

I could take a course where I learn a particular skill/procedure and the course provider/sponsor will attest (certify) that I have learned, tested and can perform the skill and the medical parameters for use, but unless the state and local protocols permit such use, I would practicing medicine beyond my scope of practice.

Good Samaritan Laws will generally only protect the individual from liability if they:
-Act in good faith
-Do not perform a skill/procedure beyond their recognized level of training – in this case the training would only be to the level for which the individual is recognized by the state has having. For example a military medic may perform on the battlefield, procedures which in the civilian world are not recognized within the scope of practice for a paramedic. If they were to perform that skill at an accident scene, the Good Samaritan Law would not shield them from civil and possibly criminal liability, especially if things went bad.

Pete

A great school here in the Northeastern US is SOLO. (Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities).

http://www.soloschools.com/home.html

They have courses in WFA, WFR, WEMT and other specialty courses like SAR and High Angle Rescue. I think they also have an International Medicine module for guides that are already WFR or WEMT certified.

I have taken courses with them that the AMC club up here sponsored, and their instructors were great. Other folks mentioned the NOLS WMI school, which is also awesome, but, New Hampshire or Vermont are a little closer to fly to from Sweden than the NOLS headquarters would be

Not sure what an "anaphalctic certificate" is either, but my training from WMI included adminstering an epi pen and using a syringe to administer epinephrine.

I have also taken the Wilderness First Aid course from Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities based out of New Hampshire. This is there "entry-level" two day course. They have more advanced courses in wilderness medicine
I thought it was fantastic. Great instructors. As a High Adventure Boy Scout leader, it really fit the bill. They are at:

http://www.soloschools.com/

As usually, the ETS Forum-folks rise to the occation!

Thanx everyone!

Wilderness Medicine has not even started over here.
There might be isolated "practitioners" but the subject is quite new. Thats why Im thinking about courses in the US. However Crossing Latitudes has a Wilderness First Responder course over here, so there´s a start...

Again, many thanks!

/Stefan

Stefan, I too echo your sentiments... thanks All