Wilderness First Aid Hands On

WFA Hands On Course

2 Days 20 hrs with Night time skills scenarios

2 year certification

WFA hands on course Is an immersive class that brings you the experience of realism in a practical learning environment. You will participate in real life seniors after each learning segment. We demonstrate the skills and techniques and you practice, you will develop confidence in your ability to handle basic emergency’s in the outdoors.

Hands-On Practical Portion Instruction: Demonstration: Skill development

• Basic Life Support and patient assessment

• Dressing wounds, stopping bleeding, and tying tourniquets

• Creating splints and assessing for bone breaks

• Hypothermia wraps

• Improvised neck braces for spinal injuries

Interactive Medical and Realistic Survival Scenarios:

• Bears, Mountain Lions, Snakes, Scorpions, and animals specific to certain regions

• Lightning and temperature extremes

• Flash floods and canyoneering

• Altitude illness, Frostbite, Trench Foot, and Environmental Medicine

• Anaphylaxis and using an Epi Pen

• Drowning rescues

• Communicable diseases including Covid in the backcountry

• Getting Lost and Rescue Signaling

• Finding appropriate water and treating it

• Medicolegal topics and liability

  $199.00