1397 Route 265, Kedgwick River, New/Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada E8B 1R8
Helping tomorrow's outdoor professionals
WILDERNESS FIRST AID COURSES!
Wilderness First Aid - WFA 1-460
(16 hrs.)
May 8th & 9th, 1999 $225.00
This is a practical based course designed for individuals who will be participating in outdoor activities reasonably close to medical assistance. The course will provide participants with an introduction to wilderness first aid. Basic topics are covered with an emphasis on practical skills, decision making and dealing with environmental conditions. Content includes; patient assessment, shock, wound management, burns, fractures and sprains, environmental injuries, common medical problems, first aid kits. The Wilderness First Aid course may be modified to accommodate CPR training and other elements of wilderness first aid, outdoor safety or leadership training.
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WFA For Outdoor Leaders - WFA 2-462
(40 hrs.)
May 11th to 14th, 1999 $435.00
This course has become a minimum standard for outdoor professionals, guides and instructors who work in a wilderness setting. Course content extends far beyond urban-based first aid programs to include elements inherent in leading groups in the outdoors and guiding wilderness adventures. Special emphasis is placed on accident scene management, group leadership, leadership responsibility and liability, prevention of injuries, advanced first aid kits, wound management and managing the trauma victim.
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Wilderness First Responder - WFA 4-464
(72 hrs.)
May 26th to June 3d, 1999 $870.00
An advanced program for outdoor professionals who work
in remote settings, rescue personnel, and those
requiring a solid foundation in wilderness
pre-hospital emergency care. In addition to
material covered in the 40 hour program, special
emphasis is placed on traumautic injuries, incident command, long-term patient care, leader responsibility and liability, advanced medical kits, wound cleaning, evacuation procedures and working with Emergency Medical Services.
For additional information on any of the above courses, contact us at;
- Wilderness First Aid
- Miramichi NB Canada - 506-773-7963
