Wilderness First Responder schedule

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Evening sessions are 7 - 10 pm. Saturday sessions are 9 am - 5 pm.

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<>1/3       Introduction to the course. Vital systems & vital signs. Bleeding control. Read Ch. 1, 4, 5. 1/8       Wound care. Shock. Bandaging. Read Ch. 2.

1/10     Patient assessment. Scenarios. Read Ch. 6, 7. <>
 

1/15     Burns. Legal aspects. Bandaging practice & scenarios. Read Ch. 8.

1/17     Bring outdoor equipment to improvise splints. Bone injuries & splinting. Read Ch. 9.
 

1/22     Bring outdoor equipment to improvise splints. Splinting. Joint injuries.

1/24     Bring outdoor equipment to improvise splints. Traction splinting. Read Ch. 35 pages 170-172.

1/26     Saturday: Splinting & bandaging review. Lifts & carries. Scenarios. Read Ch. 36.

1/29     EMS in the wilderness. START system. Scenarios. Read Ch. 10, 11, 12, 14.

1/31     Specific injuries.

2/5       Oxygen administration, airways, heart & lung sounds, blood pressure. Read Ch. 13.

2/7       Assessing & managing spinal injuries. Review Ch. 9. Read Ch. 35.

2/9       Saturday: Reducing dislocations - Dr. Joseph Serra. Extrication & transport. Read Ch. 15-18.

2/12     Heat illness, hypothermia & frostbite. Scenarios. Read Ch. 19-22.

2/14     Effects of altitude, lightning strike, solar radiation. Scenarios. Read Ch. 24-29. [No class 2/19]


2/21     Biological hazards: Bugs, snakes, bears, plants. Read Ch. 37.

2/23     Saturday: Herbal first aid. Children & elderly. Special populations. Psychological emergencies. Read Ch. 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.

2/26     Medical problems in the wilderness. Water disinfection. Read Ch. 3.
 

2/28     First aid kits. Medical screening & accident reports for trip leaders.

            Turn in essay on a real emergency.

3/4       Skills review & check off.
                          
3/6       Practice scenarios.
        

3/8       Saturday: Final written exam. Final practical exam (graded scenarios). Graduation.

 


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