Provide first aid training to those individuals that will be operating in remote locations, utilizing limited resources and supplies to provide patient care in a wilderness

environment.

Intended for individuals that may or may not be healthcare providers or professional rescuers that desire or require to be certified in wilderness first aid knowledge and skills.

Topics Include:

Wilderness First Aid                                                     Altered Mental Status         

Protecting Yourself                                                       Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath

Legal Considerations                                                    Abdominal Problems

Moving and Lifting                                                        Chest Pain

Scene Assessment                                                     Poisoning

Initial Assessment                                                       Heat Emergencies

Focused assessment                                                  Cold Emergencies

Shock                                                                       Bites and Stings

Bleeding Control                                                         Submersion (Drowning)

Major Wounds                                                            Lightning Strikes

Facial Injuries                                                             Altitude Illnesses

Minor Wounds                                                           Emotional Considerations

Cleaning, Closing and Dressing Wounds                      First Aid Kits

Burn Care                                                                 Protection from the Elements

Head, Neck and Back Injuries                                    Water and Food

Musculoskeletal Injuries                                            Extended Injury Management