Field trip: Wilderness First Aid

WFA In-person Classroom Lecture – Course Venue TBA

This is the specific course you are registering for.

Graham Ottley

Primary Leader

Meeting place and time

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Leader's notes

This course will focus on:

Prevention of potential problems
Rescuer, patient, and bystander safety
Performing a basic physical exam, identifying abnormalities and life-threatening problems, obtaining vital signs, patient history, and writing and verbalizing a report for a walk-out evacuation or hand-off
Treatment and stabilization of emergencies, improvising splints, bleeding and wound control, management of heat and cold illnesses, hydration problems, drownings, lighting injuries, spinal cord protection, basic patient lifts and transfers
Basic Life Support and special considerations for the wilderness, Epinephrine administration, and first aid kit planning for specific activities and needs

All certifications listed above are valid for two years with no grace period.
Wilderness First Aid can be kept current by taking a 16 hour WFA class within the two year period.
All courses are globally recognized and have reciprocity among other wilderness medicine education companies.
All CMC Wilderness Medicine classes offered through Backcountry Pulse are taught to the current internationally accepted wilderness medicine guidelines and are continually updated to reflect the latest evidence-based practices.

Route/Place

Roster

Required Equipment

The field guide can be found in the Course Materials tab of the registration page.

Camp chair
Notebook and pen
Clipboard or hard surface to write on
Personal hand sanitizer
Watch (or cell phone with timer)
Day pack packed with the gear you primarily recreate with (This could be trail running, climbing gear, ski equipment, etc. We want you to practice improvising with the equipment you already own.)
Closed-toe shoes (i.e. hiking boots or trail runners)
Clothing that allows you to be comfortable in a variety of weather conditions
Water, snacks & lunch (or money to buy lunch)
Sleeping pad (so you don't have to lay directly on grass for the scenarios)

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