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Whether you're a scout, an outdoor enthusiast or you work in a remote environment, our Wilderness and Remote First Aid course gives you the skills you need to respond to an emergency when help may be delayed. This 16-hour course is based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines. The course also offers enhanced content and topics to meet OSHA's Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs - particularly important for occupational environments that are impacted by federal regulations.

If you live, work or play in the outdoors, this class is for you! Our Wilderness and Remote First Aid is a good basic course in backcountry emergency response and is very similar in content to basic courses offered by NOLS, SOLO, ASHI, ECSI, Wilderness Medicine Institute, Wilderness Medical Associates and Wilderness Safety Council.

This course is recommended for:

- 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

Course Content
To prepare participants to give care for potentially life-threatening injuries when EMS response may be an hour or more away, this course covers the following topics:

- Head (Brain), Neck and Spinal Injuries
- Heat-Related Emergencies
- Hypothermia
- Altitude-Related Illnesses
- Allergies and Anaphylaxis
- Burns
- Bone and Joint Injuries
- Wounds and Wound Infection
- Much more!

Preview the course here!

Course Materials

Course participants receive the American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Emergency Reference Guide, a full-color manual designed for use in the class and as an important reference after training is complete. Participants also receive a handy fold-out first aid pocket guide for reference in the field. This compact lightweight guide is weather- and tear-resistant and fits easily into a pocket of a shirt, cargo pants or a backpack.

Course Requirements

Length: 16 hours

Age Requirement: 14 years or older

Length of Certification: 2 years (Certification length is 3 years for courses held before July 2010)

Pre-requisites: PLEASE NOTE - Starting in July 2010, students will be required to have a current (issued within the last 12 months) Adult CPR/AED or equivalent certification from the American Red Cross or other recognized provider. (A CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification or equivalent issued within the last 24 months meets this requirement.) Once you register for the WRFA class on this site, you will be contacted by Red Cross staff and asked to provide proof of current Adult CPR/AED certification before the first day of your WRFA class. If you do not yet hold a current Adult CPR/AED certification, you must become certified before the first day of your WRFA class. Please see our schedule of Adult CPR/AED courses to register. If the Adult CPR/AED certification you hold was issued prior to the previous 12 months (or 24 months if CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer), you will not be permitted to enroll in the WRFA class until you obtain a current certification.

Cost: $100/person

View the schedule and register here

Become a Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor
Become a Red Cross instructor and be part of an elite team that delivers lifesaving health and safety training under the most recognized and trusted symbol in the world.

The American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor's Manual features clear, concise lesson plans organized to simplify instructor preparation time and effort. The manual includes practical advice for conducting parts of the training in an outdoor environment, as well as realistic scenarios to aid decision making and leadership development while applying wilderness first aid knowledge and skills. Preview the course here.

Learn more about becoming a Wilderness and Remote First Aid instructor.

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.