How do you treat hypothermia when help is hours away? What is the best way to create a splint for someone who has broken their leg on a hiking trip?
Going into the wilderness without having these skills is like travelling without a passport. It might work out, or it might not, but you will have little control over the outcome. By taking the Wilderness First Aid 50 you’ll not only have your passport but travel insurance too.
Who it’s for: For anyone who lives, works, or plays in remote areas and environments where medical attention is difficult to access.
What you’ll gain: The confidence and tools necessary to implement long-term care and stabilization until medical help arrives and for wilderness trips where easy evacuations are possible.
Content: Environmental illness; such as frost bite and heat illness, Acute sudden illness; such as severe life threatening allergies, heart attacks and strokes and Traumas; such as broken arms and legs, ankle sprains and spinal injuries. Refer to The Topic Menu for complete course content.
Going into the wilderness without having these skills is like travelling without a passport. It might work out, or it might not, but you will have little control over the outcome. By taking the Wilderness First Aid 50 you’ll not only have your passport, but travel insurance too.
Need more than WFA50? Learn about our Wilderness First Aid 90 – The Advanced Course.