Advanced Wilderness First-Aid Training Course

We kindly ask anyone (participants and instructors) with symptoms of COVID-19 including fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat and painful swallowing to stay home and not attend the training session. Instead, please complete the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool, follow the recommendations given, and rebook your course for a later date.

During your course, wearing a mask that securely covers the nose, mouth, and chin is mandatory. You may bring your own, or one will be provided when you arrive. Thank you for keeping us and your classmates safe.

We have masks, hand sanitizer and face shields available to purchase here.

First-aid course

Try our fun, hands on realistic first-aid training in a no pressure learning environment

Wilderness First Aid (formerly Advanced)

For the duration of the course, you will be expected to wear a mask that securely covers the nose, mouth, and chin. Masks will be provided for those who do not bring their own.

What happens if help is more than a day away? Wilderness and remote environments require specialized skills, equipment and training. Whether you are an outdoor recreation enthusiast, live or work in a wilderness or remote setting, or work as a professional rescuer, the Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid Program has something to meet your needs.

Wilderness First Aid (formerly Advanced Wilderness & Remote First Aid) is a 40-hour course suitable for indivduals who wish to become professional guides, parks officials and/or work in fields such as recreation and ecotourism. You will learn skills and strategies for providing extended care overnight to a few days through learning activities and scenarios with real-life situations specifically designed for wilderness and remote environments.

Key Learning Concepts:

•	Prevention; health and wellness of the group
•	Leadership skills
•	Assessment
•	Extended care and decision-making around additional supports required

Course Schedule

Schedule and Online registration for Victoria BC

Course Content

•	Preparation and planning	•	Poisons
•	Wound care	•	Breathing and circulation emergencies
•	Your health	•	Medical emergencies
•	Cold- and heat-related emergencies	•	First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
•	What is the P.L.A.N.?	•	Head and spine injuries
•	Environmental situations	•	Environmental Emergencies
•	Airway emergencies	•	Poisons
•	Bone, muscle and joint injuries	•	Extended Care - monitoring the patient
•	Traction	•	Vitals
•	Long Term Care	•	Outdoor food safety

At Alert First-Aid we not only believe it's our job to teach you the information below but ensure you feel confident and empowered when dealing with injuries. We do this with our hands-on learning approach, running first-aid scenarios that are relevant for you. Encouraging you to use real first-aid supplies and to ask questions and practice in a safe, and fun environment.

Course Certification

Red Cross certificates are now virtual! You will receive a temporary certificate at the end of your course, and your permanent certificate (valid for 3 years) will be emailed to you after the course has taken place.

Recertification

If you have a current certificate, you are eligible to take the shorter recertification course. You will need to show proof of current certification to your instructor in order to be certified.

Canadian Red Cross First Aid App

The official Canadian Red Cross First Aid app puts lifesaving advice in your hands. Available for Apple and Android mobile devices, the app helps you maintain your first aid skills and respond to everyday emergencies. By downloading the app on your smartphone or tablet, you get instant access to videos (like the one below), interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice to help you maintain your life-saving skills and respond when needed. It is even fully integrated with 911, so you can call EMS from the app at any time.

Full Course Length: 40 Hours
Recertification: 25 Hours

Schedule and Online registration for Victoria BC

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Our Clients Say

I loved the scenarios that we were placed in thoughtout the course, it made me think outside of the box and taught me how to react ........it was a great introduction to first-aid and even better introduction to wilderness first-aid. I loved the course.

Max Dunn

Wilderness and Remote First-Aid

Victoria BC

The instuctor, Allison is very knowledgable and possessed a mildly diabolic sense of humour as well as a gift for getting the point across in her presentations and challenging scenarios. ..... I came away with renewed confidence in my first-aid skills and a tuned up CPR certfication. I highly recommend such a course for anyone travelling beyond the 15 minute emergency response zone.

Doug Linton

Wilderness and Remote First-aid

Victoria BC

“I loved that this course took place outside. It made the course way more enjoyable and helped me learn more than I would have in a classroom.”

Erika Dost - Wilderness First-Aid

Victoria BC

“Great teaching ability, good pulse on class, professional but approachable. Time passed quickly and all were actively engaged.”

Heather Brown - Wilderness First-Aid

Victoria BC