Basic Wilderness First Aid
This class is intended to build skills and confidence in handling medical
emergencies in remote areas where 911 or medical care is not available.
Ideal for:
Tour Guides
Forest Service personnel
SAR crews
Utility and Road crews
Outdoor enthusiasts
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Foreign travel
Backpacker
Camp Instructor
This Course meet the WFA curriculum for the BSA, and certification for the BSA is through the Emergency Care and Safety Institute. Special pricing is available for the BSA.
Cost per student = $80
emergencies in remote areas where 911 or medical care is not available.
Ideal for:
Tour Guides
Forest Service personnel
SAR crews
Utility and Road crews
Outdoor enthusiasts
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Foreign travel
Backpacker
Camp Instructor
This Course meet the WFA curriculum for the BSA, and certification for the BSA is through the Emergency Care and Safety Institute. Special pricing is available for the BSA.
Cost per student = $80
Basic WIlderness First Aid is approximately a 16 hour course and is broken into 5 hours of in class lecture and 11 hours in class skills practice and field scenarios. Typically the course is completed in 2 days with cards being handed out on the last day of class. The field scenario is also typically preformed on the second day of class.
This class can be tailored to meet specific environmental destinations, altitude, jungle, marine etc.
Specific training skill not typically covered in BWFA are available upon request
This course includes. but is not limited to:
This class can be tailored to meet specific environmental destinations, altitude, jungle, marine etc.
Specific training skill not typically covered in BWFA are available upon request
This course includes. but is not limited to:
Scene Safety
Legal issues BBP CPR in the Wilderness Setting Choking and Drowning Spinal Injuries - clearing the Spine and Stabilization Back boarding Signaling for Help - guiding helicopter landing and Safety Adapting and Constructing tools from the Pack and Environment Deciding when and how to move a patient Common Illnesses in the Wilderness & Foreign Travel Anaphylaxis and Epi-Pen Use and getting the extra |
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tourniquet Use Quick Clot use Bone and Joint Injuries Shock Splinting - Soft - Hard - Air Internal Injuries Respiratory and Diabetic Emergencies Seizures Asthmas/inhaler Use Animal Encounters Gunshot wounds Chest Seals Environmental Concerns - Heat - Cold - Lightening - Altitude - Flash Flood - Wildlife Encounters - Bugs Hurricanes - Land Slides etc. |