NRTG’s MicroCourses offer a dynamic training pathway that’s as flexible as it is enriching to build expertise. Our Field Safety – Survival & Medical Emergency Self-Treatment course, delivers in-depth training in an easily digestible format. It’s designed to maximize your skills for immediate application.
Are you prepared to face the unexpected? NRTG’s MicroCourse equips you with essential survival strategies and self-treatment techniques for medical emergencies in the field. You’ll explore the critical steps to stay calm and act decisively during challenging situations.
Key topics include:
- Essential Gear: What tools and equipment you should always have on hand.
- Core Techniques: Mastering lifesaving skills and practical methods to handle emergencies.
- Survivor’s Mindset: Building the mental resilience and realistic expectations needed to navigate high-pressure scenarios.
Through this engaging and practical course, you’ll gain invaluable insights to stay ahead of the situation and maintain control—even in the most dire circumstances. Whether you’re venturing into remote locations or simply want to enhance your safety knowledge, this MicroCourse will leave you prepared, confident, and capable.
Format: 2 x 2-hour sessions with a practical assignment in between.
Instructor Profile
Reiner Neuhaus, Central Germany

Reiner has a 12-year background in the German armed forces, where he was responsible for training approximately 1,200 soldiers in survival skills, preparing them to endure emergency situations for extended periods in diverse regions and environments without external support. In collaboration with military leadership, he helped develop situational analyses of specific areas, forming the foundation for effective mission planning. Alongside his military service, Reiner volunteered as a swift-water rescue swimmer and paramedic with the German Life Saving Association for nearly a decade, and today, he is a respected incident commander for flood rescue operations.
Reiner holds degrees in education and social work and teaches survival skills and mission planning to a range of professionals, including active and reserve soldiers, as a reservist in the German armed forces. In this role, he also contributes to Germany’s National Disaster Center, where he coordinates the interaction between civilian aid organizations and military rescue units (CIMIC—Civil-Military Cooperation).
When he’s not working, Reiner enjoys the outdoors with his wife and two dogs, hiking and trekking through nature. Two years ago, he completed a four-week wilderness expedition through Sweden and Norway, equipped with only a knife, fire steel, fishing kit, sleeping bag, and tarp.