Course Details

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.

• No prerequisites. Never-trained first-timers all the way up to medical professionals will benefit and learn front-line improvisation skills.
• For adults and focused teens with solid attention spans. Know your loved ones are safe wherever they are.
• Opportunity: earn college credit and/or Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
• Approved and endorsed by many organizations for meeting and exceeding first aid requirements.
• 8 or 8:30am - 6:30 or 7pm each day both course days.
• 5 bonus hours beyond the typical 16-hour class:
• Deeper learning: the "why's" behind things.
• More real-world practice scenarios.
• Stronger resulting skills & confidence.
• Guaranteed to exceed your expectations.
• 2-year world-renowned certification by SOLO, founded 1976.
• Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR and wilderness part of W-EMT by SOLO. Other schools' certs, contact us to inquire.
• Fee: $295 - $325
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Standard dtWFA Course 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, Drowning, 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

Bonus Topics

• Altitude Illnesses: prevention, recognition, and treatment – presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest on course registration form
• International Travel: preparation, problem prevention, and illness treatment -- presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest on course registration form
• Mass Casualty Disaster Triage: assessing, sorting, and providing immediate treatment in 15 to 30 seconds per person, when victims outnumber caregivers – presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest on course registration form
• Pediatrics: Treatment of Children and their Parents: by age group: characteristics, prevention tips, and treatment tips – presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest on course registration form
• Protest / Rally / Action First Aid: safety tips, and treatment steps against weapons uniquely used in these settings – presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest on course registration form

10% of Proceeds of Many of MEDIC's Courses Go To Local Nonprofit Community Organizations. How many other schools out there care this much about community and helping out, building meaningful cash donations into the school's basic functioning?

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All Online with At-home Hands-on Practice

Learn at your own pace through our dtWFA class topics online and become informed on how to save life and limb in an emergency. Woven in are self guided skills practice sessions in your own home.

You have two options:

1. Gain 2-year SOLO WFA certification, internationally renowned
(Highly-rated videos + At-home Hands-on Skills Scenarios Workshop with Live Instructor Online)
2. Learn for your own satisfaction.
(Highly-rated videos only)

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Description of Course Videos:

• Interesting, engaging, thought-provoking video presentations (course topics and demonstrations) by our expert instructors, in ways that their energetic & fun personalities shine through.
• With hands-on practice-at-home sections interspersed between video presentations (instructor demonstrates, then you perform).
• Relaxed learning:
  • whenever you want, at your leisure. We start you off with 1 month to view the presentations; simply email us if you end up needing more time.
  • at your own pace, in easily manageable portions. The course is organized into many comfortably-sized videos, each marked with its duration; it won't be long before you're done with one section.
  • ability to pause a video, to ponder, take notes, or take a break. Can't do this in a live class!
  • ability to rewind and re-play, to hear an explanation or view a demo again -- can't do this in a live class!
• With whiteboards and physical demonstrations, so you can both see and hear the content. No sleepy PowerPoint! Viewers enjoy the human presentation with fun personalities.
• With downloadable diagrams and real-life photographs to enrich your learning.

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Certification & Recertification

• Certification: with this course, get the internationally-renowned 2-year WFA certification from SOLO, the oldest continuously-operating school of wilderness medicine in the world.
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