Course Schedule
Wilderness First Aid
Date: September 15, 2018 to September 16, 2018
This 2 day (16 hour) wilderness first aid course is excellent for any outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, family member, or resource worker who wants to take the guess work and panic out of a scary wilderness experience. We all know that a great day in the bush can turn into a nightmare when a backcountry emergency strikes.
Participants learn from the problem-solving based approach using whatever they have in their pack and in their environment. Improvised stretcher building, improvised splints, and other wilderness-based scenarios make this course fun and interesting!
This course is at the Aleza Lake Research Forest Education Center - a beautiful new cabin in the woods! Bring your sleeping mat and sleeping bag for sleeping up in the loft, or pitch a tent outside. We'll do a group dinner on the Saturday night, otherwise participants are responsible for individual meals on-site. If you don't want to stay over, you don't have to... but we strongly encourage it!
OPTIONAL - CPR certification Saturday evening!
The Course
The WFA course focuses on basic first aid, including:
- Response and Assessment,
- Musculoskeletal Injuries,
- Environmental Emergencies,
- Survival Skills,
- Soft Tissue Injuries, and
- Medical Emergencies.
Recertification cost (with proof of current certification) is $250 plus GST.
More info at
http://overhang.ca/training/courses/wfa-wilderness-first-aid
Register here!