Wilderness and Remote First Aid

Purpose

To provide individuals a foundation of first aid principles and skills to be able to respond to emergencies and give care in areas that do not have immediate emergency medical services (EMS) response. This includes wilderness and remote environments, including urban disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Prerequisites

                  Possess current adult CPR/AED certification

                  Be at least 14 years of age on or before the last scheduled session of the course

Learning Objectives

                  Define wilderness first aid

                  Describe the difference between wilderness first aid and standard first aid

                  Describe the importance of immediately establishing control of the scene and starting the primary assessment

                  Discuss the importance of doing a secondary assessment

                  Discuss calling for help from a delayed-help perspective and evacuation considerations

                  Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to the head

                  Define types of abdominal pain and discomfort including gastroenteritis (stomachache) and diarrhea

                  Describe the basics of an allergic response and its treatment and prevention

                  Define altitude illnesses including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)

                  Define types of burn injuries

                  Demonstrate a field assessment of a person with a chest injury

                  Describe the contents of an adequate wilderness and remote first aid kit, and its uses

                  Define the different types of heat-related illnesses

                  Describe the mechanisms of heat loss versus heat gain

                  Demonstrate a field assessment for injuries to bones and joints

                  Define shock and discuss the stages of shock

                  Define heart attack

                  Define serious bleeding and demonstrate control of bleeding

                  Describe briefly the general sequence of events during a submersion (drowning) incident

                  Describe how lightning can cause injury and/or death

Length

Approximately 16 hours

Instructor

Currently authorized Wilderness and Remote First Aid instructor

Course: Wilderness

Adult CPR/AED Certification

Date: Wednesday February 1^st

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Cost: $19.00 (Cost of Certificate)

Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin

         (Constable’s Office)

Wilderness and Remote First Aid

Date: Saturday February 4^th

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin

         (Constable’s Office)

Date: Sunday February 5^th

Time: 8:00am to noon

Location: 10409 Burnet Rd. Austin

         (Constable’s Office)

Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Northeast Metro Park Pflugerville

Cost: $50.00 (Cost of materials and Certificate)