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Wilderness First Aid Certification Course

 

Safety First ~ Description ~ Overview ~ Topics ~ Charitable Donation ~ Certification

 

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
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  • 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.
  • 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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Learn how to save life & limb when / where pro help is not immediately available.

"Wilderness" = Time of injury/illness to hospital arrival > 1 hour.

= Natural or rural area, remote travel, and natural or terrorist disaster zones

 when & where EMS is overwhelmed, and cellphone towers are jammed.

 

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