Southeast Expedition Medical – Gear and training for unique adventures

WHO WE ARE

Southeast Expedition Medical (SEM) is a small business built by cavers, for cavers. While we serve all who love the outdoors, our focus is on the caving community that has been historically underserved in underground medical gear and training.

Cavers rescue cavers.
We take care of each other, and Southeast Expedition Medical fills the gear and training gap.

WHY CHOOSE US

Our mission is to provide you with the environment, training, and equipment to competently and confidently tackle scenarios you may encounter.

MEDICAL GEAR

SEM has developed several med bags tailored to caving and festivals. From the Med Wallet to our Flagship Bag, we provide standard options for cavers at a WFR-level and below.

Our innovative bags are organized into care modules and vacuum-packed where needed to reduce the bulk and keep your medical items isolated and clean while in muddy environments. We've streamlined the bags for caving and incorporated risk management items such as flagging tape, mini waterproof notebooks, and our custom Speleocandle.

WILDERNESS TRAINING

With special emphasis on injuries and illness common in caving, our Wilderness First Aid course focuses on basic assessment and treatment skills where emergency assistance may not be readily available.

This certification builds on the concepts of basic first aid and applies it to settings where environmental factors (such as heat or cold) can complicate treatment, extended treatment times may be required, and where improvisation is necessary due to limited resources.

We can also teach CPR/AED as a course precursor for those not already certified.

CUSTOM CLASSES & BAGS

Please contact us to build a custom medical bag/case or tailor a class specific to your group.

Examples may include:
Deployed expedition kits
Kits for rescue teams
On-call festival med bags
Custom bags for EMT+
Medical classes for rescue units

Our in-house manufacturing of sewn goods means that we can make any size, shape, or type of bag - compatible with your cave pack, med bag, or even with your vertical gear if you want immediate access to IFAK on rope.

Tourniquet & Hemostatics Replacement Guarantee

We don't want price to be a factor in your decision to use Stop The Bleed materials and equipment. If you use your tourniquet or hemostatic dressing during an incident and submit an American Caving Accidents (ACA) report or equivalent, we will replace it for free.
Click here to read the terms and conditions of this guarantee.

OUR PEOPLE

Chris has been certified in Wilderness Medicine for over a decade and has been an avid outdoorsman since his days as a Boy Scout. In true Eagle Scout fashion, he takes “Be Prepared” to the next level and has made a career out of risk management and training. Chris is passionate about wilderness medicine, from assessing risk frameworks to developing custom gear solutions for austere environments. In his free time, Chris participates in continuing education opportunities.

Chris Lee, CSP, WEMT-B Founder, Instructor, Manufacturing Lead

Jennifer has been an avid outdoorswoman since her first steps – tackling mountain biking, skiing, backpacking, whitewater kayaking, snowshoeing in the backcountry, and the like at an early age. Her hands-on experience with remote trauma makes wilderness medicine personal, and she is dedicated to providing training and resources to others. In her free time, Jennifer volunteers in a variety of organizations and positions in her home region TAG.

Jennifer Young, WEMR Founder, Instructor, Program Lead