In the wilderness, you may find yourself
in the situation where you need to care for patients for many hours
or during strenuous evacuations. Your shelter or supplies will be
what you pack in or improvise, and reinforcements may be long in
coming. With limited resources, you must protect your patients and
yourself against weather and other environmental hazards. What kind
of training prepares you for wilderness emergencies?
Before
you take care of others, you must first learn the survival skills
needed to take care of yourself in the wilderness. This, and
emergency first aid in wilderness situations are covered in the
American Safety and Health Institute's class on Wilderness Emergency
Care.
Training covers the following topics:
*
Preparation and Assessment
* Preventing and Caring for
Injuries
* Specific Type of Injuries
* Environmental
Hazards
* Biological Hazards
* Medical Problems
*
Evacuation and Survival
Basic Wilderness First Aid is a practical, 8-hour course that prepares
you to recognize and avoid wilderness hazards, and do first aid
outdoors with whatever equipment you have or can improvise.
Certification provided by the American Safety and Health Institute,
and is valid for 3 years upon successful completion of the course.
Wilderness First
Aid is
a more intensive, sixteen hour course, instructed in four
4-hour sessions. There is homework and practice in the evening, as
well as a written test and practical scenarios. Certification
provided by the American Safety and Health Institute, and is valid
for 3 years upon successful completion of the course.
Tuition for BWFA is $95 per person
Tuition for
WFA is $245 per person
For more information, please email
us, or call Curt at 703-665-0399
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