Wilderness First Responder
$1,479.99
Course length: 80 hrs
Price is per person
Wilderness First Responder. Wilderness First Responder is a course designed for Rescuers who specialize in decision-making, evacuation, and transport in a remote or wilderness setting. The course is suitable for those who work in remote emergency services, remote worksites, ski patrol, search and rescue, and similar.
This course is taught in challenging outdoor environments with varied terrain and risk levels. Participants are responding as part of a designed team in a targeted capacity where survival may be compromised. Participants learn skills and strategies for urgent evacuation and, at times, extended care for 5+ days.
Participants will focus on key learning concepts including leadership skills, the expectation to provide care, the use of a professional tool kit and resources, patient extrication and rescue decision-making.
Fast Facts:
- Includes BLS
- Prerequisite – Red Cross Standard First Aid and/or CPR C is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- 50% + taught in a non-urban setting
Course Dates
- Intro Evening Thurs Oct 13 (5p-10p)
- Oct 14-15-16, 21-22-23, 28-29-30, 2022
- Fri (5p-10p) | Sat & Sun (9a-7p)
- Course in HAMILTON, ON
- NO CAMPING For This Course
- COURSE MUST HAVE 4+ PARTICIPANTS TO RUN
Register:
- Please be aware that price is for COURSE ONLY. Camping fees (if applicable) ARE EXTRA.
- Select course dates & options and pay securely through PayPal. Select Pay with Credit Card or PayPal.
- Right Reaction will email you full course details about 5-7 days before the course.
- Classroom component in Hamilton, ON – Rymal Rd & Glancaster Rd. Outdoor components at a local conservation areas or similar. Location listed beside course dates.
Please read our advanced courses cancellation policy.
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Description
Course Information
Wilderness First Responder. Wilderness First Responder is a course designed for Rescuers who specialize in decision-making, evacuation, and transport in a remote or wilderness setting. The course is suitable for those who work in remote emergency services, remote worksites, ski patrol, search and rescue, and similar.
This course is taught in challenging outdoor environments with varied terrain and risk levels. Participants are responding as part of a designed team in a targeted capacity where survival may be compromised. Participants learn skills and strategies for urgent evacuation and, at times, extended care for 5+ days.
Participants will focus on key learning concepts including leadership skills, the expectation to provide care, the use of a professional tool kit and resources, patient extrication and rescue decision-making.
Completion Requirements
- 100% attendance
- Skills demonstration
- 80% or higher on written exam
Take Home Materials:
- Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid Field Guide
- Emergency Care for Professional Responders Text
- E-Certification Card (upon successful completion)
Certification:
- 3 year certification in Wilderness First Responder & BLS
Course Content:
- Planning
- Your Health
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Infection Control
- Assessment
- Airway Emergencies
- Breathing and Circulation Emergencies
- Cardiac & Respiratory Arrest
- Hemorrhaging, Soft Tissue Injuries
- Head, Neck & Spine Injuries
- Chest, Abdominal & Pelvic Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Sudden Illness
- Environmental Illness
- Poisons
- Labour, Delivery & Childbirth
- Special Populations
- Crisis Intervention
- Extended Care – 5+ Days
- Evacuation – Transporting the Patient
Right Reaction Requirements
- Courses must have at least 4 participants in order to run.
- Course schedule is subject to change or cancellation without notice.
- You must pay up front in order to be registered in a course.
Additional information
| Date | Oct 13-14-15-16, 21-22-23, 28-29-30 |
|---|---|
| Course Policies | I Have Read & Understood Right Reaction's Course Cancellation Policies |
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