Knowledge is ultralight.
The first of its kind for professional rescuers, outdoor guides, everyday adventurers and grassroots community responders, Rescue Ally is a wilderness medicine app built for those who act when resources are far away.
From scene survey to final handoff, Rescue Ally guides you through assessment, treatment, and documentation. The result is more focus on the patient, better documentation, faster coordination and a better chance for every patient.
Focus on the patient.
Scribe writes it down.
Start a Recording and record a voice description of your observations, or interview your patient normally. Scribe will transcribe in real-time and fill the SOAP Note for you - fully offline.
See how it works
Why you'll use it every time:
Capture patient care in the most remote places with fully offline capability.
Rescuers record as much or as little detail as necessary.
Rescue Ally integrates with common HR broadcast devices like Garmin and COROS watches or pulse oximeters.
Step-by-step prompts guide you through the full assessment so nothing slips in high-stress situations.
The interface is available in English and Spanish, supporting responders and the communities they serve.
Guidance you can trust
Rescue Ally is produced by Backcountry Pulse, a world-class wilderness medicine education organization based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Backcountry Pulse was built on the belief that lifesaving skills belong to everyone. We design and teach evidence-based wilderness medicine with an emphasis on compassion for patients AND rescuers. We believe rescuers come from and belong to every community - and that communities are made stronger when people learn lifesaving and leadership skills.
That's why Rescue Ally is designed to be used by people at all training levels:
- WFA (Wilderness First Aid)
- WFR (Wilderness First Responder)
- WEMT (Wilderness EMT)
- Any non-wilderness medical professional (EMT, Paramedic, RN, MD)
- Even without training, the step-by-step assessment walkthrough and comprehensive field medicine guide would be useful - but we always encourage people to get the proper education.
Every feature of Rescue Ally is forged in real rescue, shaped by cold nights, long carries, and the shared goal of building capable responders and resilient communities.
We are committed to complete data privacy for you and your patients. The app is HIPAA compliant with a clear and simple Privacy Policy. Paient data is stored securely and will never be sold, period.
The features that back you up:
Backcountry Pulse’s trusted wilderness medicine publication, offline and field-ready, putting essential knowledge in your hands when it matters most.
Recording vitals over a period of time reveals trends in the patient's condition.
Programmable reminders for vitals, reassessments and rescuer check-ins to ensure nothing is missed in the field.
App-to-App transfer shares the entire patient assessment with another Rescue Ally user.
PDF SOAP Notes turn your field documentation into professional records that can be shared when transferring patients.
Created by wilderness responders and outdoor professionals who have faced these challenges themselves.
Built on internationally accepted, evidence-based wilderness medicine guidelines.
Low light? No problem. The app is available in both light and dark modes.