Description
Course Overview
Are you an outdoor enthusiast, adventurer, or professional guide looking to enhance your skills and ensure safety in remote environments? Our 16-hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to handle medical emergencies in the outdoors. Aligned with UK guidelines and taught by experienced instructors, this comprehensive course blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice, preparing you for real-world situations.
What You’ll Learn
- Basic Life Support (BLS): Master life-saving techniques including CPR for adults, children, and infants, and learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- Patient Assessment System (PAS): Develop a systematic approach to assessing and monitoring patients, including scene safety, primary and secondary surveys, and vital sign recording.
- Catastrophic Bleed Management: Gain knowledge and practical skills in catastrophic bleed management using haemostatic dressings and Tourniquets.
- Managing Common Injuries: Gain practical skills in bleeding control, wound management, bandaging, and splinting fractures and dislocations.
- Environmental Emergencies: Learn to recognise and treat conditions such as hypothermia, frostbite, heat exhaustion, altitude sickness, and bites and stings specific to the UK.
- Medical Problems in the Wilderness: Understand how to handle allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, cardiac issues, and gastrointestinal problems in remote settings.
- Improvised Techniques and Evacuation: Discover how to use available materials for improvised splints and stretchers, and learn safe patient moving techniques and evacuation planning.
- Wilderness First Aid Kits: Customise your first aid kit to suit specific activities and group sizes, ensuring you’re always prepared.
Course Details
- Duration: 16 hours (2 days)
- Certification: Participants will receive a certification upon successful completion of the course.
- Minimum Age: 14
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, paddlers, hikers, campers, climbers, professional guides, coaches and anyone who spends time in outdoor, remote or wilderness environments. Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or new to outdoor activities, this course will provide you with the confidence and skills to manage medical emergencies effectively.
Why Choose Our Course?
- Expert Instructors: Learn from highly experienced instructors with extensive knowledge of wilderness first aid.
- Hands-On Practice: Engage in realistic scenarios and practical drills that prepare you for real-life situations.
- Comprehensive Curriculum: Our course covers a wide range of topics, ensuring you’re well-equipped to handle various emergencies.
Enroll Today
Don’t let an unexpected medical emergency spoil your adventure. Enroll in our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course today and ensure you’re prepared for whatever the wilderness throws your way.
This course is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, paddlers, hikers, campers, climbers, professional guides, coaches and anyone who spends time in outdoor, remote or wilderness environments. Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or new to outdoor activities, this course will provide you with the confidence and skills to manage medical emergencies effectively.
