Remote First Aid (20hr)

Basic level of Wilderness & Remote First Aid that covers material in Standard First Aid & CPR, plus special material on techniques for wilderness and remote areas. Course also offers strategies for providing extended care for up to 24 hours. Part of the course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training. 

Duration: 20 hours. Flexible delivery available

Audience: Suitable for individuals who live or work in non-urban, remote or wilderness workplaces or communities. This course is open to the public and no prior education in wilderness medicine is required.

Outdoor Location: TBD
Indoor Location: 5C Golf Avenue, St. John's

Schedule: 

Friday evening: 1830-2230

Saturday and Sunday: 0900 - 1730

• Remote workplaces or communities (2 or more hours from organized
  health care)
• Wilderness (less than 3 hours from organized health care)

Planned Trip: Day trip

Care: Participants learn skills and strategies for providing care in a
remote setting for up to 24 hours

Key Learning Concepts:

• Planning, prevention, and situational awareness
• Wound care
• Environmental emergencies

Course Content

• Planning
• Your health
• Assessment
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and circulation emergencies
• Cardiac and respiratory arrest (includes CPR-C)
• Wound care
• Head and spine injuries
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Sudden medical emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Poisons
• Extended care
• Evacuation: transporting the ill or injured person

Completion Requirements

• 100% attendance
• Skills demonstration
• 75% min. passing grade on written exam

Certification

3-year certification in Wilderness & Remote First Aid, CPR Level C, and AED

Take Home Materials:

• Wilderness & Remote Field Guide