Wilderness First Responder, 5-day

Summary

• The flagship wilderness medicine course, providing comprehensive training and hands-on practice in patient assessment, Basic Life Support, musculoskeletal injuries, spine injury management, allergy & anaphylaxis, wound management, common backcountry medical problems, medical-legal issues, and more

• Forty-six hours over five days contact time. Twenty-four hours of pre-course reading and study required.

Topics

• General Principles of Wilderness Rescue & Emergency Medicine

• Patient Assessment

• Infection Control

• Basic Life Support and CPR

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Nervous System

• Spine Injury Management

• Improvised Patient Carries

• Musculoskeletal Injuries

• Dislocations

• Allergy & Anaphylaxis

• Asthma

• Wounds and Burns

• Thermoregulation

• Cold Injuries

• Toxins, Arthropod Disease Vectors

• Hypoglycemia

• Electricity/Lightning Injuries

• Submersion Injury

• Backcountry Medicine

• Altitude Illness

• Avalanche

• First Aid Kits

• Medical-Legal Issues

Valuable for

Those traveling to remote wilderness areas, disaster response situations, and remote areas in low-income countries.

​Format

Hands-on experiential format including drills, simulations, scenarios, along with lecture, discussion, and case studies. Wilderness and Rescue Medicine textbook provided.

​Certification

From from Wilderness Medical Associates International.  Valid for three years.

​Trainers

Jeff Baierlein, Director, Viristar Risk Management

Terry Chan, Founder, Crux Professional Limited

​Language

English

​Information & Registration

For more information or to enroll, contact Terry Chan (Chan Kwok Suen Terry) at [email protected].