5-Day Wilderness First Responder

This course requires pre-course work.
Course Details
Instructor: Tim Shaw
Host: The Mountain Guides Red Rocks
Licensed Training Company: Crane Marsh Wilderness Medicine, LLC
Date
3/31/25 - 4/4/25
Cost
$625.00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Wilderness First Responder

Course Details

Wilderness First Responder is the gold standard for pre-hospital wilderness medical training. An engaging, interactive, course.

Subjects in this will include:
* The general principles of wilderness and rescue medicine with an emphasis on identifying medical emergencies, critical thinking, and risk management.

* Patient assessment and emergency care including CPR and AED use, basic life support skills, the patient assessment system, patient reporting, and calling for help.

* Environmental medicine including illness and injuries related to altitude, temperature, lightning, submersion, and environmental toxins.

* Backcountry medicine including the assessment and treatment of common medical problems.

* Treatment of injuries from traumatic mechanisms and the treatment of musculoskeletal problems such as overuse syndromes and dislocations.

* Non-technical lifting, moving, and extrication of patients with an emphasis on spinal motion restriction when applicable.

* Practical Skills including bleeding control, wound management, bandaging, splinting, spine stable patient packaging, hypothermia management, medical kit preparation.

* WMA International wilderness protocols including treatment of anaphylaxis, wound management, CPR in a remote setting, spine injury assessment, reduction of simple dislocations, and treatment for severe asthma.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Eli LaMouria
Host: Gettysburg College
Licensed Training Company: Wilderness Medicine Leadership
Date
5/16/25 - 5/25/25
Cost
$850.00
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States

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