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Wilderness First Aid Certification Course
Safety First:
Please read all about our
extensive safety measures
described here.
Description:
Mired in the wilderness of an urban disaster
zone, rural area / remote travel not near a hospital, or natural area miles from an access
point … Hands-on learn how to save life and limb during the critical minutes or
hours before ambulance / hospital arrival.
The MEDIC SOLO Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First
Aid
Course is a blended experience of classroom and hands-on learning. ~50% of
student time is spent rotating as mock rescuer and mock patient in realistic
care-giving scenarios, making the most of learning-by-doing, and forming muscle
memory.
Opportunity: earn
college credit and/or
Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Overview:
- No prerequisites
- For adults and focused teens with solid attention spans. Know your loved ones are safe
wherever they are.
- Hands-on learn how to care for an injured / ill person during the critical
minutes or hours before ambulance / hospital arrival
- Blend of classroom instruction & hands-on rescue scenario practice
- Approved by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Girl Scouts of the USA
(GS-USA), American Camping
Association (ACA), University of Virginia (100% reimbursement for academic
employees!), and more
- 8 or 8:30am - 6:30 or 7pm each day both course days
- 2-year internationally-renowned SOLO WFA certification
- Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR and wilderness part of W-EMT
- Flyer
- Testimonials
Topics:
- Beyond the ‘golden hour’: wilderness/remote travel/disaster-delayed-EMS-arrival injury challenges and long-term patient care
- Patient Assessment System: thorough patient examination,
treatment, monitoring, safety, and documentation
- Orthopedic Injuries and Treatment: Sprains, Strains,
Fractures, and Spinal Cord Management
- Circulatory System Form and Function: Heart, Blood, Blood
Vessels, Lungs, Brain
- Soft Tissue Injuries and Wound Treatment: Contusions,
Abrasions, Lacerations, Flap Avulsions, Amputation, Punctures, Impalements,
Bites, Stings, Blisters, Burns, and Infections
- Environmental Injuries and Treatment: Cold, Heat, Dehydration
and Wilderness Survival
- Medical Emergencies and Critical Care: Shock, Allergies,
Shortness of Breath, Brain and Heart Problems
- Patient movement: spinal cord precautions and clearing; pre-
and post-evacuation treatment
- International Travel: preparation, problem prevention, and
illness treatment -- presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate
interest.
Charitable Donation:
- For many courses, 10% proceeds go to a local nonprofit community
organization.
Certification &
Recertification:
- Certification: with this course, get the internationally-renowned
2-year certification from
SOLO, the oldest continuously-operating school of wilderness medicine in
the world.
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Recertification information
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Classes running with anti-COVID extensive
pre-screening, temperature checking, strict 6'+ distancing & masks & goggles
throughout, and many more safety measures for zero exposure.
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Jan. 16-17, 2021:
Norfolk
area, VA
Jan. 23-24:
Farmville, VA
Jan. 30-31:
Harrisonburg / Staunton
area, VA
Feb. 20-21:
Richmond, VA
Wilmington
area,
NC
Feb. 27-28:
Norfolk
area, VA
Mar. 6 - 7:
Chattanooga
area, TN
Spring weekends t.b.d., tentative:
CO Springs,
CO
Denver, CO
Grand Junction,
CO
Greeley,
CO
Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 20-21:
Charlottesville,
VA
Mar. 27-28:
Norfolk
area, VA
Washington
DC area
Apr. 10-11:
Lexington, VA
PhiladelphiaPA area
Apr. 24-25:
Richmond,
VA
Triangle area
west, NC
May 8 - 9 or 15-16:
Charlottesville,
VA
May 15-16:
Norfolk
area, VA
May 22-23:
Triangle area,
NC
May 29-31 (3 days):
Mountains retreat above Blacksburg,
VA
June 5 - 6:
Washington
DC area
June 19-20:
Charlottesville,
VA
June 26-27:
Advanced WFA Pt II, Old Fields, WV
Sep. 4 - 6 (3 days):
Mountains retreat above Blacksburg,
VA
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