WILDERNESS MEDICINE
WILDERNESS FIRST AID WITH SENTINEL OUTDOOR INSTITUTE
Class Time:
Schedule:
DAY 1 (June 3)
1200-1600 4 Hr First Aid
1700-1900 CPR
DAY 2 (June 4)
0800-1700 WFA Day 1
Day 3 (June 5)
0800-1700 WFA Day 2
**There will be time for breaks, most people prefer to bring a lunch.
Course Dates:
June 3-5
WFA with CPR – 24 hrs
MEDIUM LEVEL OF TRAINING
60% classroom : 40% practical
Course Price:
$190
Key Course Components:
• Scene assessment
• Patient assessment
• Identifying life threatening injuries
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Caring for injuries and illnesses including:
-stopping bleeding
-cleaning and caring for wounds
-managing and splinting fractured bones and joints
-snake bites
• Safely moving patients
• Injury and illness prevention
• Long-term injury management
• Improvised litter construction
• Environmental emergencies
Internationally recognised WFA and CPR certification from SOI
The Wilderness First Aid course provides an introduction to emergency medicine and more. This course will instruct the student how to care for a patient for longer periods and even how to build litters to move them more safely over longer distances. Even more, the student will learn how to recognise hazards and risks, and use that foresight to prevent injuries and illnesses. The topic of environmental emergencies will also be covered.
