Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
8080 Co Rd 250
Durango, CO 81301
Course Info
Our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is designed for the outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, raft guide, or land agency field staff who want more than what an urban first aid course provides. The WFA is a great introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills. This training focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment of environmental illnesses, recognizing and stabilizing life threats caused by trauma, and calling for a rescue in the event of a wilderness emergency.
The 2-day (16-hour) Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course includes basic life support (CPR infant/child/adult & AED), Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training (WAT) and covers injuries and illnesses common when traveling or working in the backcountry.
Registration Information
This course is a Desert Mountain Medicine and Creeks to Peaks Rescue collaboration that will be held at the Bar D Chuckwagon in Durango Colorado. Onsite camping is included in course cost. Please click below to register online.
Specifics for your course like a packing list, venue details, and meeting times will be available on your Student Dashboard once you've registered. Questions before you register? After you register? Always feel free to reach out to info@desertmountainmedicine.com and we'll be happy to help.
Custom Courses
Wilderness First Aid courses can be customized to your organization’s unique needs. Custom courses may include specialty topics and techniques, customized scheduling and course progression, field-based and backcountry classrooms, and uniquely specialized instructors, among other options. Organizations seeking a custom WFA must be able to provide a course venue.
Please email info@desertmountainmedicine.com for information about setting up a custom course for your organization.