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WFA In-person Classroom Lecture

Field trip: Wilderness First Aid

WFA In-person Classroom Lecture – Poudre Valley REA

This is the in-person field day associated with the WFA course.

Contacts

Graham Ottley
Graham Ottley
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Nov 30, 2024 — Sun, Dec 1, 2024
  • Northern Colorado
  • Wilderness Medicine
  • Adults
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)

TBA

Course Overview: 

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

Certification: 

  • Wilderness First Aid
  • Epinephrine Auto-injector Training

Recertification: 

  • 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.

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Poudre Valley REA

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Field Guide

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

Packing List

    • 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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