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Wilderness First Aid
[WFA]

$220.00

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SOLO Wilderness First Aid is offered at Fox Kits Wilderness Survival School.

Course Description

Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable, and even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong care can make things worse. By learning a few basic skills, you can make the difference between a good outcome and a bad one—and maybe even save a life.

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is the most popular SOLO course and it creates a solid foundation in the basics of backcountry medical care. Started as the “Mountain/Woods First Aid” course in 1975, this was the first course of its kind in the United States, and it is the curriculum upon which all other backcountry medicine courses are based.

WHO IS THE WFA FOR?
The WFA is the perfect course for the outdoor enthusiast or trip leader who wants a basic level of first aid training for short trips with family, friends, and outdoor groups. It also meets the ACA guidelines.

WHAT IS TAUGHT?
The WFA is 16 hours long (two days), and focuses on the basic skills of: Response and Assessment, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies, Survival Skills, Soft Tissue Injuries, and Medical Emergencies—see course outline below.

IS THERE AN EXAM?
Yes, there is ongoing evaluation of practical skills, and there are written assessments throughout the course.

DO I GET CERTIFIED?
Yes. You will receive a SOLO WFA certification, which is good for two years.

DOES THE WFA COUNT AS CONTINUING EDUCATION? The WFA may give continuing ed credits (depending on the specific requirements for your certification) and is approved for recertifying SOLO’s Wilderness First Responder program.

Student Course Outline
-Introduction

-Anatomy of a Wilderness Crisis

-Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System

-Asthma

-Backcountry Essentials

-Cold-Related Injuries

-Environmental Emergencies & Survival Skills (including lightning)

-Heat-Related Injuries

-Medical Emergencies & Critical Care

-Orthopedics

-Patient Assessment System

-Patient Lifting & Moving

-Principles of Fracture Care

-Rescue Plan

-Response & Assessment

-Soft Tissue Injuries & Medical Emergencies

-Spinal Cord Injury Management

-Sprains & Strains

-Techniques

-The Human Animal

-Trauma—Musculoskeletal Injuries

-Trauma—Soft Tissue Injuries

-Universal Precautions

-Use of Epinephrine

-What is Wilderness First Aid?

Includes:

Two full days of intense professional training

FREE Lunch & Continental Breakfast

Binder full of potentially life-saving emergency medical information

SOLO Sticker

Handsome course completion certificate

Wallet certification card good for two years

All bonuses and offers are contingent upon complete payment and attendance of the course. While Fox Kits will make every effort to contact you one month prior to the course start date to confirm your attendance we will automatically charge your card for the balance of the tuition fee two weeks prior to the first day of class. If rescheduling becomes necessary we will be happy to work with you; all payments will be applied to future training. It is your responsibility to confirm or reschedule! Requests for rescheduling must be received no later than two weeks prior to course start date at which time services are considered to have been rendered and your seat is confirmed (we can't fill vacated seats on that short a notice.) In such cases your seat is transferrable if you can find someone to attend in your place so long as they qualify for attendance.

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This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 January, 2008.