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Wilderness First Aid
August 21, 2021 - August 22, 2021
You or a friend or family member is injured in the wilderness, an urban disaster zone, a remote rural area or just a few miles from cell phone service … what would you do? Learn how to save life and limb during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance/hospital hand-off.
The MEDIC SOLO Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid Course is a blended experience of classroom and hands-on learning. About half 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.
Who: For adults and focused youths ages 14+
What: Hands-on learn how to care for an injured/ill person during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance/hospital arrival. Results in a 2-year internationally-renowned SOLO WFA certification.
When: August 21-22, 2021, 8:00am – 5:00pm each day
Cost: $245 before August 1 ($260 August 1 and after)
How: Blend of classroom instruction & hands-on rescue scenario practice
COVID Adaptations: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, participants must bring a designated partner/co-participant for first aid practice or you will have to practice on inanimate objects! All instruction will happen at appropriate social distancing, and largely outdoors.
More Info: Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR and wilderness part of W-EMT
Find complete class info and register at experience-learning.org/wfa