WILDERNESS MEDICINE

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Wilderness First Responder
$399
Length: 72 Hours
Format: Taught over one week or multiple weeks (indoors/outdoors done in scenario based learning)
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​Course Dates: 
2016: Course-June 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th/ Course-October 18th, 20th, 25th, 27th, November 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th, 29th, December 1st, and 6th
2017: Course-February 28th, March 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th, April 4th, 6th, and 11th
Course Training Covers:
  • Understanding Wilderness Medical Care and Responsibility
  • Legal Issues in Wilderness Medicine
  • Patient Assessment
  • CPR with AED Training (American Heart Association)
  • Bleeding
  • Shock
  • Spine Injuries
  • Head Injuries
  • Chest Injuries
  • Abdominal Injuries
  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Athletic Injuries
  • Wilderness Wound Management
  • Cold-Induced Emergencies
  • Heat-Induced Emergencies​
  • Altitude Illness

  • Immersion and Submersion Incidents
  • Lightning Injuries
  • Bites and Stings
  • Cardiac Emergencies
  • Respiratory Emergencies
  • Neurological Emergencies
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Poisoning Emergencies
  • Allergic Reactions
  • Abdominal Illnesses
  • Communicable Diseases and Camp Hygiene
  • Common Simple Medical Problems
  • Gender-Specific Emergencies
  • Obstetrical Emergencies
  • Psychological and Behavioral Emergencies
  • Emergency Procedures for Outdoor Groups
  • Wilderness Transport
  • Wilderness Medical Kits
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Wilderness First Aid
$179
Length: 16-20 Hours
Format: Typically taught over 2-3 days with 18 hours in class (indoors/outdoors done in scenario based learning)
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​Course Dates:
2016: Course-August 9th, 11th, and 13th/ Course-September 27th, 29th, and October 1st
2017: Course-January 3rd, 5th, and 7th/ Course-February 21st, 23rd, and 25th/ Course-March 1st, 3rd, and 4th/ Course-April 18th, 20th, and 22nd/ Course-May 16th, 18th, and 20th
Course Training Covers:
  • Understanding Wilderness Medical Care and Responsibility
  • Patient Assessment
  • CPR Certification (American Heart Association) ***Some Courses
  • Shock
  • Bleeding
  • Spine Injuries
  • Head Injuries
  • Chest Injuries
  • Abdominal Injuries and Illnesses
  • Fractures​
  • Dislocations
  • Athletic Injuries
  • Wilderness Wound Management
  • Cold-Induced Emergencies
  • Heat-Induced Emergencies
  • Altitude Illness
  • Lightning Injuries
  • Anaphylaxis and Asthma
  • Wilderness Transport
  • Wilderness Medical Kits
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Wilderness First Aid Basics
$79
Length: 8 Hours
Format: Typically taught over 1-2 days (indoors/outdoors)
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Course Dates:
​2016: Course-October 15th/ Course-December 10th
2017: Course-March 18th
  • Patient Assessment
  • Airway, Breathing, Circulation
  • CPR Certification (American Heart Association)
  • Shock
  • Bleeding
  • Spine Injuries
  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Wilderness Wound Management
  • Cold-Induced Emergencies
  • Heat-Induced Emergencies
  • Medical First Aid Kits
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Wilderness First Aid Clinic
$29
Length: 4 Hours
Format: Typically taught over 1-2 evenings days in class (indoors/outdoors)



Course Dates:
2016: Course-September 20th/ Course-November 9th
2017: Course-January 25th/ Course-March 29th/ Course-May 9th