Wilderness First Aid Training
About this Course
The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) two-day training course includes short lectures, interactive labs, and realistic practice scenarios that help students master the central concepts of remote and wilderness medicine. This course teaches students how to respond to and manage patients effectively in an emergency for up to four hours or until a higher level of care arrives. **A CPR certification is included in this course, as well as a Remote Medical Training WFA.**
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Contents
Designed for the outdoor enthusiast or the employee working in remote or challenging locations, the WFA includes a broad range of introductory medical skills and topics. Subjects include:
- Patient assessment
- Lifting and moving patients
- Cold and heat emergencies
- Altitude
- Immersion and submersion
- Lightning response
- Legal considerations, and more
Students also learn how to effectively manage basic wounds, infection, shock, head injuries, spinal injuries, respiratory and cardiac emergencies, abdominal pain, metabolic and allergic reactions, and altered mental states.
Structure
Seminar and hands-on work
Prerequisites
None
Packing List
Packing List is on line
Board & Overnight
Not an overnight class
Cost Structure
Total Course fee is $275
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About the Organizer
Wilderness Awareness School
For 40 years, Wilderness Awareness School has been an internationally-recognized leader in the nature connection movement. Based outside of Seattle in the foothills of the Cascades, Wilderness Awareness School runs intensives and weekend programs for adults as well as summer, monthly, and weekly programs for children. Using the 8-shields model, the curriculum is comprised of survival skills, bird language, community leadership, wildlife tracking, "Coyote Mentoring," naturalist studies, and more. Wilderness Awareness School is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
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Mar 23 – 24, 2024