Class Enrollment

WILDERNESS FIRST AID
Date/Time:	Call to schedule
Location:	Call to schedule
Class Price:	$275.00

Purpose

To provide individuals a foundation of first aid principles and skills to be able to respond to

emergencies and give care in areas that do not have immediate emergency medical services (EMS)

response. This includes wilderness and remote environments, including urban disasters, such as

earthquakes and hurricanes.

Prerequisites

Possess current adult CPR/AED certification

Be at least 14 years of age on or before the last scheduled session of the course

Learning Objectives

• Define wilderness first aid
• Describe the difference between wilderness first aid and standard first aid
• Describe the importance of immediately establishing control of the scene and starting the primaryassessment
• Discuss the importance of doing a secondary assessment
• Discuss calling for help from a delayed-help perspective and evacuation considerations
• Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to the head
• Define types of abdominal pain and discomfort including gastroenteritis (stomachache) anddiarrhea
• Describe the basics of an allergic response and its treatment and prevention
• Define altitude illnesses including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral edema
• (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
• Define types of burn injuries
• Demonstrate a field assessment of a person with a chest injury
• Describe the contents of an adequate wilderness and remote first aid kit, and its uses
• Define the different types of heat-related illnesses
• Describe the mechanisms of heat loss versus heat gain
• Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to bones and joints
• Define shock and discuss the stages of shock
• Define heart attack
• Define serious bleeding and demonstrate control of bleeding
• Describe briefly the general sequence of events during a submersion (drowning) incident
• Describe how lightning can cause injury and/or death

Length

Approximately 16 hours

Instructor

Currently authorized Wilderness and Remote First Aid instructor

Course: Wilderness and Remote First AidCertification Requirements

Attend all class sessions

Participate in all skill sessions and activities

Demonstrate competency in all observable skills

Complete the scenarios

If certification required by employer or organization, pass the optional final written exam

with a minimum grade of 80 percent

Certificate Issued and Validity Period

Wilderness and Remote First Aid: 2 years

Participant Products/Materials

Wilderness and Remote First Aid Emergency Reference Guide and Pocket Guide Set

(StayWell Stock No. 656232)

Contact Hours

16