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Wilderness First Aid

Remote Medicine

Wilderness First Aid

  • Foundation
  • 2 days
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Two days of practical emergency care for guides, adventurers and professionals working outdoors.

CertificationAmerican Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) course completion card issued on successful completion.

About this course

Wilderness First Aid is first aid adapted for the outdoors - for hikers, climbers, DofE leaders, guides and anyone who spends time more than an hour from a road. Built to meet or exceed the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines.

It teaches the same core skills as a standard first aid course, then adapts them for delayed help: improvised equipment, decision-making about evacuation, and looking after someone overnight if you have to. A current adult CPR and AED certification is required to enrol.

What you will cover

  • Patient assessment in a remote setting
  • Managing bleeding, shock and wounds outdoors
  • Musculoskeletal injuries and improvised splinting
  • Environmental problems - hypothermia, heat illness, lightning
  • When and how to evacuate
  • Building and carrying an outdoor first aid kit

Who it is for

  • Remote, maritime & adventure
  • First responders & medics

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