Wilderness First Aid Courses

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We are your local source for Wilderness First Aid Courses! Medic Response Health & Safety provides courses daily, both on-site and at our training centers, to provide the best experience for you. From new learners to those who are up for renewal, we can make sure you have the proper training to provide care to those who need it.

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COURSES TO FIT YOUR NEEDS

At Medic Response Health & Safety, we offer a wide variety of Wilderness First Aid Courses to fit the needs of you or your team. Currently, we serve the areas of Northern Virginia, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and parts of Eastern, Central, and Southern Maryland. To learn more, check out just a few of our main courses below, or contact us for more info!

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Wilderness First Aid Courses

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Wilderness First Aid

Wilderness First Aid is a 24-hour course for those who do more serious wilderness activities. This training is designed for camp counselors, bicycle patrol members, outdoor enthusiasts, search and rescue teams, law enforcement officers, rangers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, leaders and guides. It is also suitable for those who will be participating in 1-4 day trips where they may have to care for a patient for hours before help can arrive. WFA presents wilderness topics in more detail, provides more time for skills practice, and also includes role-playing wilderness accident scenarios. This course does not include CPR instruction. Certification is good for 3 years.

We can Provide On Site Wilderness Training at your location

 

DAY ONE

  • Emergency Management/ Documentation
  • Patient Assessment / BBP / Personal Protection
  • Focused History / Vital Signs
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / Bleeding Management
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Splinting / Dislocations / Fractures
  • Shock / Management

DAY TWO

  • Wilderness First Aid Kits / Tenn Essentials / Improvising
  • Medical Emergencies / Allergic Reactions / Etc.
  • Heat & Cold Related Illness / Injuries
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Hands-on Practice & Written Exam

 

This class meets the requirements for Wilderness First Aid established by Boy Scouts of America Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The course length may vary depending on whether the class has had previous training, or does enough reading and preparation to reduce the need for extended lectures. Skills training is intensive, with many role-playing wilderness accident scenarios.

Certification Period – 3 Years

Course Length – 24 Hours

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Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness First Responder is an 80-hour course that is the standard for outdoor wilderness professionals and others who want a higher level of training or require WFR certification. Many organizations require this as part of their job qualifications. It includes all topics covered in the WFA plus numerous additional topics. The course is recommended for Camp Counselors, Bike Patrollers, Outdoor Enthusiast, Search and Rescue Teams, Law Enforcement, Rangers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts Leaders and Guides and those who are in the backcountry for extended periods and may have to care for a patient for days. The course length may vary depending on whether the class has had previous training or does enough reading and preparation to reduce the need for extended lectures. Skills training is intensive, with many role-playing wilderness accident scenarios. This course does not include CPR instruction. Certification is good for 2 years.

 

DAY ONE

  • Registration
  • Introduction
  • CPR – Optional
  • Emergency Management / Documentation
  • Patient Assessment / BBP / Personal Protection
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY TWO

  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • General Concepts
  • Patient Assessment System
  • ALS or BLS
  • Focused History / Vital Signs
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY THREE

  • Circulatory System
  • Respiratory System
  • Fractures
  • Stable Injuries
  • Dislocations
  • Splints
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY FOUR

  • Nervous System
  • Wounds, Bandaging
  • Burns
  • General Principles of Trauma
  • Emergency Childbirth
  • Lifting, Moving and Extraction
  • Splints
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY FIVE

  • Quiz
  • Toxins, Bites and Stings
  • Altitude or Diving
  • Medical Emergencies
  • Litter Packaging
  • Litter Carries
  • Patient Carries
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY SIX

  • Hypothermia
  • ALS or BLS
  • Hyperthermia and Heat Illness
  • Near Drowning
  • Frostbite and Cold Injury
  • Search and Rescue
  • Emergency Shelter Building
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY SEVEN

  • Backcountry Medicine
  • Improvised Litters
  • Simulation
  • Personal Preparedness
  • Triage
  • Live Practice Simulation

DAY EIGHT

  • Live Practice Simulation
  • Review
  • Medical and Legal Issues

DAY NINE

  • Live Practice Simulation
  • Review
  • Written

DAY TEN

  • Live Simulation – Final

 

Certification Period – 3 Years

Course Length – 80 Hours

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ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid – 2 Day Course

To provide individuals a foundation of first aid principles and skills to be able to respond to emergencies and give care in areas that do not have immediate emergency medical services (EMS) response. This includes wilderness and remote environments, including urban disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Participants must possess current adult CPR/AED certification (or the equivalent) and be at least 14 years of age on or before the last scheduled session of the course. Prerequisites will be verified by the instructor at the start of the course and are required for student participation in this course.

Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.

*Digital certificate available upon successful completion of course.

 

Topics include: Primary and Secondary Assessments, Head/Brain, Neck and Spinal Injuries, Heat-Related Emergencies, Hypothermia, Altitude-Related Illnesses, Allergies and Anaphylaxis, Burns, Bone and Joint Injuries, Wounds and Wound Infection, Wilderness First Aid Kits and more  

What to bring each day: Pad of Paper and pen, Your Day Pack, Your Lunch/Snacks/Water for the day, Dress for weather will be outside, Raincoat   

Parent Permission Sheet if under age of 18-year-old: Your Name, Parent Name, Parent Phone Number, Note: (Your name – Student) is allowed to attend this course on this date print and signature of a parent.   

Certification Period – 2 Years

Course Length – 16 Hours

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We can train and re-train your staff, so your cards don’t lapse! To help you get the certifications that you need to maintain compliance with OSHA and ANSI standards, Medic Response Heath & Safety offers Wilderness First Aid Courses for workplaces and professional groups upon request.

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