Why it's Important: Being prepared for the unexpected can save lives. The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course teaches students the skills to anticipate risks and hazards, identify medical, traumatic, environmental problems, recognize life-threatening issues, initiate basic care and deliver a cohesive report. VOC projects and trainings often take place in remote areas, and participating in this training is a great way to increase the safety of your crew.
What you'll learn: This learning experience forces students to think creatively, adapt to ever changing situations, and learn valuable leadership, decision making, and communication skills. Some topics covered in this course include:
- Rescuer, patient and bystander mental health
- Inclusive and compassionate patient care
- Prevention of potential problems
- Performing a basic physical exam, identifying abnormalities and life-threatening problems, obtaining vital signs, patient history, and writing and verbalizing a report for a walk-out evacuation or hand-off
- Treatment and stabilization of emergencies, improvising splints, bleeding and wound control, management of heat and cold illnesses, hydration problems, drownings, lighting injuries, spinal cord protection, basic patient lifts and transfers
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and special considerations for the wilderness, Epinephrine administration, and first aid kit planning for specific activities and needs
Essential Details:
- This training costs $250. Please click here to pay for the course and get more details on the exact location. If you cancel within 2 weeks of the training you will not be reimbursed.
- This training is on March 14-15. It is required to attend both days of the training.
- This training will take place in Denver, Colorado. Exact location details will be shared once you have registered and paid for the course.
- This training is different than the First Aid and CPR courses also offered by VOC. This course is also different than Wilderness First Responder.
- Cancellations within 2 weeks of the training will not be eligible for a refund.
If you have questions or concerns please contact Benjamin Kromash at ben@voc.org
