Our
most popular course, the Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
is the standard level of training expected for professional
guides, outdoor educators, and search and rescue personnel.
After successful completion of this course, you will be
competent to handle both traumatic and medical emergencies,
provide the extended care required in a remote environment,
and make appropriate evacuation decisions.
Topics
include wilderness wound management, orthopedic injuries
including realigning fractures and reduction of select
dislocations, improvised splinting, improvised litters
and evacuation techniques, traumatic injuries to the
head and chest, medical emergencies of the respiratory,
cardiovascular, and neurologic systems, wilderness
drug protocols, acute abdominal emergencies, high altitude
illnesses, heat illnesses, cold injuries, envenomations,
and more.
The
curriculum for this course heavily favors hands-on,
scenario based practice. The last two days of the course
are spent in the field, making the practice scenarios
and conditions as realistic as possible. In addition,
you will receive American Heart Association CPR for
the Healthcare Provider as part of your training.
Location: Moab, UT, OARS Rafting in Cataract Canyon - Includes Food and WFR Materials for OARS Guides. Registration open for OARS guides only until February 15th. Extra fees will be charged for non-OARS folks for food and supplies. Click for Map
Date: 04/23/10 - 04/30/10 Start Time: 8am
Location: Bonner's Ferry, ID Kootnay National Wildlife Refuge Click for Map
Date: 10/6/10-10/13/10 Start Time:8am
Location: Enterprize, UTRedcliff Ascent Click for Map
Date:10/14/10-10/21/10 Start Time:8am
Location: Enterprize, UTRedcliff Ascent Click for Map