Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid

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Some starter notes:

• Is everyone viewing this, registered and paid?  Paid-up folks, please don't share or watch this with unpaid people -- that would be stealing, and we still are trying to recover from pandemic losses.  Thank you for keeping us afloat, helping us and you help others in need.

• You can get started before receiving your textbook (if ordered).

• Consider creating your own numbered list of steps 1 through 40, and check them off as you complete each one in the table below.  

• Topics below are not in the same order that they're presented in the textbook.  The textbook is a great reference manual, and is organized as such.  We feel that a different order of topics during lecture presentations makes for a better flow of your soaking things in, as for example some complex topics we move to later in the course, so that we can first cover the simpler topics which feed in to those more complex topics. 

• Write down questions that pop into mind during the presentations and self-guided practice below. 

  • What-if questions:  99% of the time their answer is:  "do the best you can to improvise applying the principles you've learned with what you've got and with what's around you." 

  • Other questions which don't get automatically answered later on in the presentations below:   you can pose during a live-instructor online or in-person class, or attend our Zoom office hours (a few times per year, stay tuned to our social media), or at the end of this course you can email questions and your phone number with generally-good times to call, to matt (at) solowfa (d0t) com.  MEDIC SOLO's Instructor-Trainer Matthew will contact you some time in the following weeks; thank you in advance for your patience in waiting.

• WFA Certification Candidates & Skills-Scenarios Workshop (SSW) day:  

  1. Take thorough notes -- you will need them to achieve WFA certification. 

     • There is a challenging written exam; studying your notes beforehand is key.

     • SSW day is open-notes!  You will use them to analyze what's wrong with your patient, hands-on provide appropriate treatment, and earn WFA certification.

     • Key to success:  at least write down what's taught in the videos that is beyond what's printed in the textbook.

  2. Videos Viewing Report:   At the Prerequisites Deadline below, our videos host will provide MEDIC SOLO admin staff with a personalized report of which videos you fully watched, and which if any you skipped through or did not watch.  Please fully watch each video prior to the Prerequisites Deadline below.

  3. Photos Submission:  Please pay careful attention to instructions amidst the videos, regarding what photos we'll need to see of your practice work on other people.  Please upload your photos (not email) directly into the personalized folder we created for you, by the Prerequisites Deadline below.

  4. Quiz (closed book / closed notes):  after watching all videos, you should be able to pass this quiz without studying, prior to the Prerequisites Deadline below.

  5. SSW Entry Exam (closed book / closed notes):  this is challenging.  Please plan to study your notes and textbook before taking, and take the exam prior to the Prerequisites Deadline below.

SSW Prerequisites Deadline:  8:00am Eastern USA time, the Sunday morning one week before your SSW.

• Something below not work?  Please try it again, maybe in a different browser or device, or not using the internet at work which might be restrictive; and if it still doesn't work please email:  ops (at) solowfa (d0t) com for assistance.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

• Textbook Page #s:  Shortly after we recorded these videos, printed textbook page numbers changed.  We apologize that page numbers in the videos do not match those in your fifth edition textbook.  Please use the page numbers in the table below.  Thanks!

 

Step #	Duration	Textbook  Page #s: (5th edition) see note just above	Instructor	Topic & Video Link	Accompanying Photos	Notes
1	2:58	-2, 86-87, 97	Matthew	Greetings & Welcome	About Us
2	12:05	1-2	Dallas	Golden Hour & Wilderness Rescue Timeline	Stokes Litter Basket	Litter basket carry speed sometimes is only half the speed mentioned in the video!
3a	20:00	4-5	Matthew, with Deanna's visual finesse	Infectious Illnesses & Diseases: Transmission, and Prevention Note: you can ignore the contribution request at the end, as you already paid for this course; however if you like it, please share this free-for-all video (no login required), helping to save lives.	• Medical study proof of COVID-19 surviving and staying airborne for 3+ hours, and surviving on certain surfaces for 28+ days • Permethrin anti-ticks effectiveness • Picaridin beats Deet
3b	29:59 + 4:20	4-12, 14-15, 24	Matthew	Patient Assessment System I:  Scene & Primary Surveys Video File 1 of 2   ~  File 2 of 2 WFA Certification Candidates:  Start creating the Patient Assessment Checklist which you'll submit later.  At this stage:  SSSS, PPPP, AABBCCDD-MovePatient-EE.
4	21:45	(use the checklist you created)	Matthew	Instructor Demo the above, adding in Log and Recovery Body Rolls
5	(up to you)		You!	You please now hands-on practice the above (on someone at home) until you feel you missed no steps.  WFA Certification Candidates:  photograph your patient in the recovery position, on a pad or something insulating them from the floor / ground.  Ensure your patient's kickstand knee and elbow, and other arm, are positioned as shown in the video.		Use your checklist
6	6:38	28	Dallas	Decrumpling a patient, including head/neck traction-in-line
7	4:02	28-29	Lafroy	Instructor Demo:  traction-in-line straightening a head/neck, decrumpling, and 2-person body roll
8	(up to you)		You!	You please now hands-on practice the above (with people in your own home) • Be sure to tell the patient what sensations they should be mindful of and alert you of before you straighten their head. • 2-person body roll and get patient fully onto a pad.
9	12:50	27-29	Dallas	Lifting and moving ("BEAMing") a patient from one place to another
10a	11:58	16-26, 93+	Lafroy	Patient Assessment System II: Secondary Survey  NOTE:  viewer, please print out the "SOAP Note" linked to the right and have it handy immediately at the start of this video. WFA Certification Candidates:  continue creating (add to) your Patient Assessment Checklist, which you'll submit later.	• SOAP Note ● Pale / bluish / gray skin on inner lip & tongue, regardless of skin tone when healthy	Use SOAP note for the rest of class.  Sorry for the video's sound level fluctuation.
10b	16:21 + 2:03	20-21	Lafroy	Physical Exam #2 demo:  file 1 of 2  ~  file 2 of 2 (pedal pulse)
11	3:34	checklist you created; & 24-25	Matthew	Zen Review:  Patient Assessment System		• Use your checklist • Practice fully filling out a SOAP note
12	(up to you)		You!  :)	You please now hands-on practice entire Patient Assessment System (on someone at home) until you feel you missed no steps
13	27:14	33-37	Dallas	Musculoskeletal System & Injuries	● Bruise on dark-complexion skin • Cast on fractured lower leg
14	29:59 + 4:20	38-39	Matthew	Leg Splint Demo (with course content intermixed) Video file 1 of 2  ~  File 2 of 2
15	(up to you)	38-39	You!  :)	You please now hands-on practice (on someone at home) fully making fractured lower leg splint.  See brown text below for key elements. WFA Certification Candidates:  First ask your patient to try their hardest to bend their knee, and to move their ankle forward (push gas pedal), backward, and side-to-side.  If any of these can move, keep enhancing your splint until they cannot.  Keys:  tight ties, a tie super-high-up the patient's leg, and one way to secure the ankle is to tightly sandwich in the toes and ankle. Then at least 5 photographs please, showing: 1+2)  Whole splint (2 photos - one from each side), with rigid element(s) visible on the outside (like a motorcycle helmet, all padding is on the inside) from hip joint to at least a few inches past the bottom of the foot.  Good-times thumbs-up smile of your patient if they want!  Full-leg-length rigid element should not be a SAM splint. 3)  Upper part of splint, fully 360-degrees padded (no gaps), with the highest-up tie at most one inch below the patient's groin, wrapped over padding and the rigid element(s) 4)  Patient trying hard and unable to slide a single finger between the rigid element and a tie that's over it.  Show the patient's finger trying to slide beneath the tie at the pole but not able to (if they can, the ties are too loose).  Sample pictures:  tight ~ loose. 5)  Ankle portion, showing items (e.g. the removed then secured-in shoe, ties, SAM splint -- not just padding) which prevent the patient from pushing the gas pedal and pulling the ankle back, and toes sticking out.
16	19:23 + 10:49 + 5:22	39-41	Lafroy	Arm Splint + Spine Clear Demo Video file 1 of 3 ~ File 2 of 3 ~ File 3 of 3 WFA Certification Candidates:  finish your Patient Assessment Checklist with a note that spine-clearing comes Last (necessary only if Positive MOI) and to use a resource to perform it -- to never wing it.  Photograph or scan your completed Patient Assessment Checklist.
17	(up to you)	39-41	You!  :)	You hands-on practice (on someone at home:  (1) fully splint an arm on a Positive MOI patient laying down, and then (2) perform all spine clearing procedure steps. See brown text below for key elements. WFA Certification Candidates:  First before applying sling and swath, ask your patient to try their hardest to move the palm of their hand / bend their wrist up, down, and side-to-side.  If any movement is possible, keep enhancing your splint until it's not.  Key:  tight tie (with padding) over the back of the hand very near the knuckles. Then at least 5 photographs please, showing: 1+2)  Whole splint (2 photos - one from each side), with rigid element(s) visible on the outside, from elbow at least to palm/back of hand, fully 360-degrees padded (no gaps), and bare minimum 5 ties -- at least two on each piece of the broken bone, and one at the hand.  If using a SAM splint, photo show its full length bent in a deep V.  3)  Hand portion of splint, showing how tie(s) and/or rigid element(s) prevent the patient's palm from moving up, down, and side-to-side, all jewelry removed, and fingers and/or thumb sticking out.  (Now it's time to perform the spine-clearing procedure -- all 8 steps listed on the SOAP note.) 4)  Patient trying hard and unable to slide a single finger between the rigid element (if you used a SAM splint, that'd be the spine of the V) and a tie that's over it.  Show the patient's finger trying to slide beneath the tie at the pole but not able to (if they can, the ties are too loose).  Sample pictures:  tight ~ loose. 5)  Now apply and photograph the sling and swath, securing the lower arm in an elevated position, with the swath applied near the elbow like a tight hula hoop, and padding on the sides and back of the neck. Good-times thumbs-up smile of your patient if they want and can!		The multi-step spine-clearing procedure comes LAST, after all treatment steps and SOAP note completion.   Never wing the spine-clearing procedure, in class or in field.
18	5:02	68	Dallas	Circulatory System
19a	28:23	68-73, 13, 78-79	Matthew	Soft Tissue Injuries:  • General Care Principles	Boston Marathon Bomb Victim: • gory pictures - visual trauma warning, if you choose to look at this. • story
19b	5:56	70-71	Matthew	• Specific Soft Tissue Injuries
20	12:36	74	Dallas	Infection	• Backpacker's infected foot blister ("SHARP") ● Local infection on dark-complexion skin • Streaking & septic shock • Shoes-no-socks popped infected foot blister
21	27:39	58-59	Dallas	Bites and Stings	● Mosquito bites on various skin tones • Brown Recluse and necrosis; Black Widow • Brown Recluse USA distribution • Ticks
22	2:34	(none)	Matthew	Marine Bites and Stings (OPTIONAL topic)	CONTENT UPDATE:  for Nematocysts, after the Step 1:  flooding with vinegar (full-strength) for at least 30 seconds; add to what's presented: Step 1.5) Remove any still-attached tentacles with gloved hand or tweezers. Step 3.5) Hot-water immerse 45+ minutes (pain reduction and to denature the venom).
23	3:16	76-77	Alli	Friction Blisters
24	4:34	75	Alli	Burns (thermal and radiation)	2nd degree sun burns & more
25	2:43	54-55	Alli	Frostbite
26	7:20	44-45, 48-53	Alli	Hypothermia
27	10:59	56-57	Lafroy	Heat Illnesses
28	18:13	(4-12, 14-15, 24)	Lafroy	Demo:  Assessing, moving and treating a dehydrated Positive MOI patient sitting against a tree / cliff / wall wearing a backpack
29	(up to you)		You!  :)	You please now hands-on practice (on someone at home) the Demo above		• Use your checklist
30	7:37	60-61	Matthew	Lightning
31	14:16	30-31	Lafroy	Shock	Real SOAP Note • Notice 5-minute jumps in HR & RR	Sorry for the video's sound level fluctuation.
32	7:41	45, 80, 84	Lafroy	Change in Personality or Level of Consciousness (Brain Problems)
33	18:31	81-83	Lafroy	Shortness of Breath	● Allergy:  HIVES on various skin tones image 1 ~ image 2 • Allergy:  face swelling • Allergy:  lips (peanuts) & HIVES	CONTENT UPDATE:  the latest medical science changes the giving of rescue breaths on pre-puberty through newborns, to be 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds (when not giving CPR)
34	7:09	82	Lafroy	Chest Pain	Plaque-clogged arteries
35	4:47	81-83	Lafroy	Demo & pop quiz:  types of Shortness of Breath		You figure out assess-ment and treatment
36	?	(n/a)	You!  :)	Multiple-choice Quiz (read below first)  • CLOSED BOOK, CLOSED NOTES.  We are trusting you not to cheat, much as you trust that your doctor did not cheat their way through medical school.  We respect your integrity, thank you!		Required for WFA Certification Candidates, optional for others.
37	5:24	(n/a)	Lafroy	Mini-store:  unique & hard-to-find items	WebStore	OPTIONAL
38	2:10	(n/a)	Matthew	Wrap-up & Thank You
39	(up to you	49, 62-65	You!  :)	Prevention, Planning, and Temporary Shelter ("Bivouac") Please consider viewing www.HikeSafe.com and the book pages noted on the left.
40	(up to you)	below	You!  :)	Please fill out the feedback survey (to the right), and then see the Final Notes below.	Feedback Survey

Final Notes:

• Both you and we put a lot into this course.  Please fill out the Feedback Survey if you haven't yet.  Thanks!

• We're still trying to recover from pandemic losses.  Our mini-store of unique, hard-to-find first aid items helps prevent us from raising the course fee.   Please consider at least taking a moment to browse what we have to offer here.  Popular items include (1) Survival Bandana;  (2) "MEDIC in your Wallet":  a thick-credit-card-sized, waterproof, tear-resistant mini-manual containing the Patient Assessment System, Spine Assessment Procedure, and S/S and Tx for all topics in the 9-day Wilderness First Responder course; and (3) other great items.  Sincere thank you for your support.
• Sincere Thank You so much from all of Team MEDIC SOLO, for your dedication to learning how to help others in their time of need.
• Want to learn more?  We hope to see you in our:
  • Online, live, instructor-guided Skills Scenarios Workshop:  hands-on practice patient assessment and treatment beyond splinting.  Graduates earn 2-year SOLO WFA Certification.
  • In-Person dtWFA course, to solidify your skills with live instructor guidance, and to earn 2-year SOLO WFA certification;
  • Advanced WFA bridge course last weekend of June (note:  MEDIC SOLO WFA or SOLO WFR certification, is a pre-requisite to attend); or
  • Wilderness First Responder course usually mid to late August each year (no prerequisites).
• WFA Certification Candidates:  after thoroughly watching all videos, taking notes, and performing all steps noted above, by the SSW Prerequisites Deadline (8:00am Eastern USA time, the Sunday morning one week before your SSW), please:
  1. Upload (not email) into the personalized folder we created for you, your photographs from steps 5, 15, 16, and 17 above (recovery position, leg splint, Patient Assessment Checklist, arm splint).
  2. Study your notes and textbook.
  3. Take the SSW Entry Exam -- closed book, closed notes, closed internet-searching.  Please do not share questions with anyone else.
  4. Tell us the name of who will be your patient during SSW day, and whether they are a volunteer, or a paid registrant also seeking WFA certification.  Note, certification candidates cannot triple up -- everyone needs to be in pairs.

  We will let you know as soon as we can, if you have passed all of the above and are cleared to attend SSW.

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