MEDIC's WFA fulfills the ACA's requirement for programs located more than 30 minutes from Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
American Canoe Association approves our 2-day dtWFA course to satisfy the First Aid requirement for Instructors, Instructor Trainers, and Instructor Trainer Educators. Wilderness First Aid is most applicable as it teaches how to give care when you're along a waterway with perhaps no easy road access nearby, and perhaps no cellphone service. Basic first aid courses, on the contrary, assume you can dial 911 and have an ambulance arrive at the patient within 10 minutes. WFA teaches you how to save life and limb anytime, anywhere the ambulance won't be at the patient so quickly.
At a rock wall location where injury occurs, from time of injury until time the patient treatment and evacuation are complete and patient has arrived at a hospital, if all that will be more than an hour, then at least Wilderness First Aid certification is needed. It is up to the individual to decide if they want to step up to Advanced WFA, or the 9-day Wilderness First Responder course.
BSA qualifies MEDIC WFA classes for the the requirement to attend High Adventure Bases, including but not limited to:
BCUNA honors this for the 2-day first aid training requirement of BCU 4 Star and 5 Star Leaders.
Girl Scouts of the USA qualifies this as a Level-2 first aid course.
Greater Outdoor Provision Co. and its nine outdoor gear & apparel stores award to MEDIC its partnership and sponsorship, starting in 2016 and carrying on indefinitely into the future, to bring disaster + travel + wilderness first aid education to all of the communities it serves in North Carolina and Virginia.
NICA approves our 2-day dtWFA course to satisfy any and all levels of coach first aid requirements.
Sierra Club has brought our class to their national office in Washington DC a few times each year since 2013, and has partnered with us on courses in many other states, encouraging Outings Leaders and welcoming everyone in the local area to attend.
University of Virginia academic employees can take this class for free IF it is directly related to your current work position or field of study. Register and pay for the class to save yourself a spot, then apply for Education Benefits program reimbursement. The money will come back to you in your paycheck (quite possibly your next paycheck, or at longest within about a month of applying). Note: this benefit does not apply to Health System employees -- just academic.
Virginia Department of Education approves our 2-day dtWFA course to satisfy the Emergency First Aid training / certification requirement for Virginia teaching licensure (initial and renewal). Also endorsed: Basic First Aid and CPR/AED/Choking and Rescue Breathing
Virginia Department of Social Services approves our 2-day dtWFA course to satisfy the First Aid Training requirement for Virginia Licensed Child Day Centers, Virginia Licensed Family Day Homes, and Virginia Licensed Adult Day Care Centers. Also endorsed: Basic First Aid and CPR/AED/Choking and Rescue Breathing
Walkabout Outfitter and its six outdoor gear & apparel stores award to MEDIC its partnership and sponsorship, starting in 2017 and carrying on indefinitely into the future, to bring disaster + travel + wilderness first aid education to all of the communities it serves in Virginia.
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