Wilderness Advanced First Aid introduces you to backcountry medicine and wilderness medical protocols. It is a 40 hour course over 4 days. Specifically designed for the unique demands of remote settings, this course focuses on three areas. First, how to treat injuries when you are hours or days from a hospital. Second, you will learn how to give care in extreme environments of cold, heat, or altitude. Finally, this course focuses on working with limited equipment and improvising. The course highlights preventative measures for environmental challenges and over use injuries.

Course Highlights:

• No pre-requisites, and includes Heartsaver CPR
• Long-term care of the sick and injured
• Improvisational skills
• Patient Packaging and Evacuation Techniques
• Hands-on training and simulations with theatrical make-up and video feedback
• Wilderness Medical Protocols: Anaphylaxis treatment including injection training, Advanced Wound Management, Modified CPR, Spinal Assessment

 All equipment necessary for the course is provided.

Sample Course Outline

DAY 1		AM		PM
9.0 Hours	0.5	Introduction & Registration	1.5	CPR & Basic Life Support Skills
	1.0	General Concepts	1.5	Circulatory System
	2.0	Patient Assessment System	1.5	Respiratory System
	1.0	CPR
DAY 2		AM		PM
9.0 Hours	0.5	Homework Review	1.5	Splints I (Extremities)
	1.5	Nervous System	1.5	Lifting, Moving and Extrication
	1.5	Spine Management	1.0	Litter Packaging
	1.0	Musculoskeletal Injuries	0.5	Patient Assessment Drill
DAY 3		AM		PM
9.0 Hours	0.5	Homework Review	1.0	Wounds & Burns
	0.5	Blood Borne Pathogens	0.5	Wound Cleaning Lab
	1.0	Allergies & Anaphylaxis	0.5	Improvised Carries
	0.5	Injection Lab	1.0	Medical/ Legal Issues
	1.0	Hypothermia	2.0	PAS Mini-simulations
	0.5	Hyperthermia & Heat Illness
DAY 4		AM		PM
9.0 Hours	1.0	Homework Review	0.5	Lightning Injuries
	0.5	Bites & Stings	0.5	Near Drowning
	1.5	Backcountry Medical Problems	2.0	Simulation
	1.5	PAS Drills	1.5	Final Exam and Wrap-up