Saturday November 21, 2009
OA First Aid & Safety Training
Whenever you travel in the wilderness, make sure that you are prepared with the proper equipment and training to safeguard yourself and those in your group. This page is designed to help, but only through professional training in things like CPR and an approved wilderness first aid course can you really be ready to tackle a serious emergency in the backcountry.
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course over Intersession
Outdoor Action is offering a full Wilderness First Responder Course on campus during Intersession. This is your chance to guarantee yourself a spot before we open WFR up to the general public on December 7 so now is the time to sign up.
Why Should You Take WFR?
- You get to DEVELOP professional level first aid skills
- WFR is an excellent CERTIFICATION for people interested in medicine, field research, health care, or working in the outdoors
- After completing WFR you can get great on-campus jobs like teaching HEART Wilderness First Aid for Outdoor Action and a new possibility to be a paid first-aider for some club sports team events.
- This is the ONLY TIME this year that WFR will be offered on campus.
- It's incredibly FUN
This 80-hour advanced first aid (WFR) course, taught be Wilderness Medical Associates, is specifically designed
to emphasize the wilderness context-remote locations, severe environments and simple improvised equipment. The course will cover patient examination and evaluation, body systems and anatomy, trauma care, environmental emergencies, splints, wilderness rescue, and backcountry medicine. This course meets 8-10 hours each day with morning lectures and afternoon skills practice including simulated rescues, daily quizzes, and a final exam. Be prepared for awesome outdoor first aid simulations!
People who successfully complete this course receive a three-year certification and are eligible to teach wilderness first aid on campus. If you are interested in becoming an OA Leader this course fulfills both the first aid and CPR requirements. The course will be held on campus to make it easy for seniors and others to participate. Dates: Saturday, January 26, 2008, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. then daily 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ending Sunday, February 3, 2008, around noon.
Fee: $485 OA Leaders, $585 undergraduate and graduate students, $685 Faculty/Staff. Sign up at the OA TripStore or contact the Outdoor Action Office at 258-6230 for more information. Course fees can be charged to departmental project grants with departmental approval.
WFR location on campus: Jan. 26 - Jan. 30 McDonnell 107 & 108; Jan 31 - Feb. 3 Robertson Hall 015
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Refresher Course
Dates: Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24; 16 hours over 2 days
Location on campus: to be announced
To be eligible for renewal of certification, students must have successfully completed a Wilderness Advanced First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness EMT Upgrade, or Recertification course taught by Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) within three years of the end date of the last course taken. WEMT’s must have a current EMT license, this course will only recertify the wilderness portion of a WEMT. We highly recommend that students take a full length course at least every six years.
Topics include patient assessment, body systems, equipment improvisation, trauma, environmental medicine, toxins, backcountry medicine, wilderness protocols and wilderness rescue.
Students must be at least 16 years old to participate in this course. 16 and 17 year olds must provide written proof of parental consent. All students who successfully complete a Recertification course are certified by Wilderness Medical Associates. Certification is valid for three years.
Fee: $250 OA Leaders, $275 Students, $295 Faculty/Staff. If interested, sign up at the OA TripStore.
