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If you live, work or play in the outdoors, this class is for you! Our Wilderness First Aid is a good basic course in backcountry emergency response and is very similar in content to basic courses offered by NOLS, SOLO, Wilderness Safety Council and Wilderness Medical Associates. Even though emergency workers in backcountry areas are trained to search for a rescue those in need, there may be a delay in the notification of assistance, the time required to get to the injured, or in moving the injured to more advanced treatment. This class expands the concept basic first aid to give more detailed information and hands-on skills practice that are applicable to wilderness environments.

- Hikers and backpackers
- Backcountry skiers
- Paddlers
- Rock Climbers
- Campers
- Mountain bikers
- Scouts and scout leaders
- Forest Rangers
- Utility workers in remote areas
- Search and Rescue

Length: 16 hours

Age Requirement: 13 years or older

Length of Certification: 3 years

Pre-requisites: It is not required to have a current CPR certification though it is strongly recommended

Cost: $100/person

Course Content

- Emergency Action Steps
- Patient assessment
- Prioritizing care
- Preventing disease transmission
- Vital signs
- Levels of consciousness
- Choking victims
- Wound care
- Head and spinal injuries
- Extremity injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Sudden illnesses
- Major bites and stings
- Hypothermia
- Controlling bleeding
- Splinting
- Lightning strikes
- Burn care
- Shock
- Blisters
- Other backcountry miseries
- Deciding to evacuate
- Transporting the patient
- Distress signals
- Sending for help
- Caring for the patient long-term

Course Materials

- Wilderness First Aid Participant Book
- When Help Is Delayed book
- Mountaineering First Aid book
- First aid bandage pack

View the schedule for this course.

Group Training
We are available for on-site group training for clubs, camps, private groups, employers and more if you have a group of 8 or more participants. For more information regarding our group training, please see the Workplace Training Guide or contact
Heather Walma at (719) 785-2728.